Eula M. Ward v. United States of America and Doris L. Cox

DUFFY, Senior Circuit Judge.

In this suit, plaintiff sought to recover $5,000, being one-half of the proceeds of a certain National Service Life Insurance policy issued on September 21, 1942, on the life of Denver R. Cox. Under that policy, Cecil Cox, the father, and Eula Cox, the mother, were designated as co-beneficiaries in the amount of $5,000 each.

On September 26, 1950, Denver R. Cox applied for a renewal of his policy of National Service Life Insurance (NSLI). The policy here in suit was issued (No. V-1449-54-77). In the meantime, Cox had married, and in the renewal policy, he designated…