Legal Opinion
Josephine Banks v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 22, 1959No. 25254_1PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MATHES, District Judge.
Death of the insured serviceman having occurred prior to the 1946 amendment of § 602(g) of the National Life Insurance Act eliminating the “restricted permitted class of beneficiaries as to policies maturing on or after August 1, 1946” [54 Stat. 1010 (1940), as amended by 60 Stat. 782 (1946), 38 U.S.C. § 802(g)], the sole ground of contest in the District Court was appellant’s contention that appellee, the sole claimant, did not qualify as a member of the permitted class of beneficiaries.
The applicable pre-1946 provisions of § 602(g) are that: “The insurance shall be…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- United States v. HenningSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
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