Hart v. United States

SMITH, District Judge.

This is a civil action on a policy of insurance on the life of one Cameron M. Hart, deceased, issued pursuant to the National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940, as amended, 38 U.S.C.A. § 801 et seq. Liability on the policy of insurance is admitted by the United States of America, and the present controversy is between the plaintiff Helen F: Hart, the widow of the decedent, and the defendant Josiah F. Hart, the father of the decedent, each of whom asserts a claim as the sole beneficiary.

Findings of Fact.

I. Pursuant to the provisions of the Act, and on the application of…