Legal Opinion
United States v. Worley
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 14, 1930No. 548PublishedCited by 136 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Butler
The deceased enlisted in the army April 2, 1917, and was discharged March 18, 1918. He obtained insurance for $10,000 payable in the event of death or total permanent disability at the rate of $57.50 per month. Act of October 6, 1917, 40 Stat. 398, 409. The contract was in force when he was discharged. He presented to the Veterans’ Bureau a claim for permanent total disability from that date. It was rejected December 29, 1926. He died January 7, 1927.
April 23, his mother as administratrix brought this action in the United States court for Nebraska to recover on account of his disability from…
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