Thompson v. United States

YOUNGDAHL, District Judge.

The above case came on for hearing on a motion by plaintiff for summary judgment. Defendant filed a cross motion for summary judgment and, in the alternative, for judgment on the pleadings. Both plaintiff and defendant have stipulated that there is no issue as to the facts of the case and the question to be decided is purely one of law.

Plaintiff is the beneficiary under a $10,000 National Service Life Insurance Policy *284which the insured, plaintiff’s son, secured while he was in the military service. The insurance lapsed, for failure to pay the premiums, on July 7,…