In Re Verchot's Estate

During the summer and early fall of 1917, the Congress of the United States had urgent occasion to consider the matter of financial protection to the members of the armed forces of the United States who should suffer disability in line of duty, and to the families of those who should lose their lives. The Congress provided for what has been known as "war risk insurance," stating in the act that the law was enacted in order to give to every member of the armed forces "greater protection for themselves and their dependents" than was provided by previous legislation. The underlying purpose of…