Legal Opinion
Butler v. Butler
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 8, 1949No. 12533PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLMES, Circuit Judge.
The question for decision is whether the deceased soldier ever effected a change of beneficiaries, from his mother to his wife, in two insurance policies. The policies became effective on April 1st and August 1st, 1943, respectively, at a time when the insured was not married. In April, 1944, while stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia, the soldier married the appellee, Mamie F. Butler. Soon thereafter he had a dependency allotment entered in her favor. Later, in May, 1944, he designated his wife as the recipient of six months gratuity pay in case of his death. He also…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Bradley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1944
- Mitchell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1948
- Claffy v. ForbesDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1922
- McKewen v. McKewenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1948
- Johnson v. WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1930
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Moths v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1950
- Imajean Hawkins v. Bertha Lue HawkinsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- United States of America, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Eve B. Pahmer, Eva PahmerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
- Howard J. Benard v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966
- Kell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1953
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