Legal Opinion
Baumet v. United States
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 31, 1948PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAUFMAN, District Judge.
William Baumet, Jr. died on October 26, 1942, while in active military service in the armed forces of the United States. As beneficiary of the proceeds of his National Service Life Insurance policy, he had designated his uncle, John J. Peters. After Baumet’s death, both the plaintiff, his natural father, and . Peters, his uncle, filed claims with the Veterans Administration for the proceeds of the policy. After investigation, the Administrator determine'd that the uncle stood in the relation of loco *1013parentis to the insured., and was entitled to the fund (see National…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Singleton v. CheekSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Lopez v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1936
- McCullough v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Washburn v. United StatesDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1945
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Baumet v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- United States v. HenningCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1951
- Short v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1954
- Baumet v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953