Legal Opinion
Howard J. Benard v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 30, 1966No. 18288PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN OOSTERHOUT, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by Howard J. Benard, named beneficiary in a National Service Life Insurance (N.S.L.I.) policy of $10,000 issued pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 801 et seq., 1952 ed., to his son George C. Benard, from final judgment dismissing his complaint in which he sought to collect the proceeds of such insurance. Jurisdiction is established by 38 U.S. C.A. § 784. The trial court’s opinion is reported at 248 F.Supp. 581.
The issuance and validity of the policy is not questioned. Death of the insured on April 19,1962, is admitted and it is conceded the policy was in…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Bradley v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1944
- Johnson v. WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1930
- Butler v. ButlerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1949
- Cohn v. CohnCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1948
- Coleman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1949
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Nellie Mae Stribling v. United States of America, the Prudential Insurance Company of America and Georgia Mae StriblingCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1969
- 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
- Stribling v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1968
- Stratton v. Servicemen's Group Life InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. Iowa · 1976
- Fagan v. WestUnited States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims · 1999
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