Legal Opinion
Albert H. Gates v. United States of America and Prudential Insurance Company of America
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 11, 1973No. 73-1162PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Circuit Judge:
Albert H. Gates, the father of a deceased serviceman, sued the United States and the Prudential Insurance Company of America to recover his statutory share of the proceeds of Serviceman’s Group Life Insurance (SGLI), 38 U.S.C. § 765 et seq. The trial court denied recovery, Gates v. United States, 351 F.Supp. 273 (W.D., Tex., 1972). The District Judge was of the view that the father had failed to make a valid and effective claim within the required one year period. For the reasons hereinafter set out we affirm the judgment of the District Court.
About July 18, 1970,…
2Cases cited4 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
- Annie Lenora Shannon v. United States of America and Prudential Insurance Company of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. WarnerDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1971
- Gates v. United StatesDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 1972
3Cited by2 opinions
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- DACHTLER v. AndersonDistrict Court, D. Nevada · 2011