Taylor v. United States

MITCHELL, District Judge.

This matter came before the court on a former day on defendant’s motion to dismiss and, having considered the arguments and briefs, the court finds and concludes as follows:

The subject matter of this action, a claim for proceeds of war risk insurance, had its origin over half a century ago.

While a soldier in the military service of the United States, Frank Rodgers *1103died intestate on May 5, 1918; at that time a $10,000 War Risk Insurance Policy was in full force and effect and plaintiff, Mrs. Georgina Harris Taylor, the designated beneficiary, was described as the…