United States v. Henning

WOODBURY, Circuit Judge.

This appeal presents questions with respect to the disposition of the proceeds of a policy of National Service Life Insurance. There is no dispute as to- the facts.

The insured serviceman,- Eugene C. Plenning, was born to Otto F. and Clara Belle Plenning on September 20, 1912, in Boston, Massachusetts. Otto and Clara separated almost immediately after Eugene’s birth, and Eugene went with his mother to live in his maternal grandmother’s home where he was supported entirely by the maternal side of his family. This arrangement continued until about 1920 when the insured…