Legal Opinion
Mrs. Myrtle S. Hammack (Watson) v. Dolly Ann Hammack
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 19, 1966No. 22580_1PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Per curiam
The government’s interpleader suit produced this controversy between a sister and a divorced wife of a deceased soldier over the proceeds of his policy issued under the provisions of the National Service Life Insurance Act. The trial court entered judgment in favor of the sister.
The former wife was the beneficiary of record. The sister claimed that she became the beneficiary under a change made by her brother after his marital separation; even though the instrument evidencing the change, never actually reached the office of the Veterans Administration. The only question presented here is…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Mitchell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1948
- McKewen v. McKewenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1948
- Gann v. MeekCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1948
- Candelario A. Aguilar v. United States of America and Frances G. AguilarCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1955
- Imajean Hawkins v. Bertha Lue HawkinsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
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3Cited by6 opinions
- The Prudential Insurance Company of America v. Aleene T. King, and Pamela Nicholson Coleman and Judy C. CrickCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
- Young v. DerwinskiUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1992
- Fagan v. WestUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1999
- Mary L. Baker v. United States of America and Caroline S. GardenhireCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Mac Farlane v. United StatesDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1979
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