Betterly v. United States

WATSON, Chief Judge.

This is an action to recover the proceeds of a life insurance policy issued to Harold Herman Betterly, now deceased, under the National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940, as amended.1 Plaintiff, Maude Betterly, was the mother of the insured and designated principal beneficiary on the policy. The case was first tried as a jury trial, and the jury returned a verdict in favor of the Defendant, United States of America. On Plaintiff’s motion, the Court granted a new trial. Upon agreement of all counsel, the new trial was had before the Court without a jury.

Counsel have…