Williams v. United States

ALLRED, District Judge.

Action on a National Service Life Insurance Policy, issued to James O. Williams, Sr., a World War II Veteran, in which Plaintiff was beneficiary.

Timely demand for jury trial was made by Plaintiff under Rule 38, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C.A. Thereafter the Court, by letter, directed Counsel’s attention to Burke v. U. S., D.C. Pa., 85 F.Supp. 93, 98, affirmed, 3 Cir., 176 F.2d 438, holding that the claimant was not entitled to a jury trial in an action against the Government based on a National Service Life policy. Since that time, however, the Court of…