Legal Opinion

Happy v. United States

District Court, W.D. Kentucky

Decided October 31, 1941No. 42Published

1Opinion of the Court

MILLER, District Judge.

This action was brought by the plaintiff Cora Elizabeth Happy, mother and administratrix of the decedent Sam Roberts Happy, and also the named beneficiary in the policy of insurance herein sued upon, to recover of the defendant United States of America under a Government life insurance policy insuring the life of Sam Roberts Happy in the amount of $10,000. Sam Roberts Happy died on April 2, 1934. The action was filed on January 2, 1940. The Government contends that the insurance was not in effect at the time of the insured’s death. The parties waived a jury trial and…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Lumbra v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
  2. United States v. SpauldingSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  3. Dossenbach v. Reidhar's Ex'xCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1932
  4. Miller v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1934
  5. Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New York v. DauseCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1934

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