United States v. Jackson

SOPER, Circuit Judge.

Ben B. Jackson, minor son and only child of a Negro veteran of the World War, brought suit through his guardian against the United States in the District Court for automatic insurance benefits of $25 per month under the terms of section 401 of the War Risk Insurance Act, as amended October 6, 1917, § 2, 40 Stat. 409. Jake Jackson, the soldier, was drafted into the Army on April 27, 1918, and died on May 11, 1918, without having ápplied for war risk insurance. Section 400 of the statute provides for the granting to enlisted men of insurance from $1,000 to $10,000 against…