Legal Opinion
Riley v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 5, 1954No. 6773PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOBIE, Circuit Judge.
This is a civil action brought in the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia under the provisions of the National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940, 38 U.S. €.A. § 801 et seq., involving the proceeds of a life insurance policy upon the life of Charles P. Kelley, who was killed in action in World War II while on a bombing raid over Japan. His widow, Virginia T. Riley, the appellant before us and plaintiff below, claimed to be the principal designated beneficiary in the policy in question. The Government, ap-pellee before us and defendant…
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