Legal Opinion
Short v. United States
District Court, N.D. California
Decided August 11, 1954No. 31596PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MUEPHY, District Judge.
This is an action contesting a Veteran Administration’s ruling concerning the disposition of the proceeds of a National Service Life Insurance policy. Jurisdiction is invoked under Section 14 of the Insurance Act of 1946.1
The facts were stipulated. They need be set out only briefly. Irving Short died in Japan on August 30, 1950. He had in effect a Ten Thousand Dollar ($10,000) policy of National Service Life Insurance. His mother, Ethel Short, was the principal beneficiary. She was not entitled to a lump-sum payment of the proceeds. Harvey Short, Irving’s brother, and…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Volney Davis v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1955
- United States v. ShortCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1956
- United States v. Margaret D. Short, as Administratrix of the Estate of Ethel Grace Short, Deceased, James Harvey Short, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Irving Ritchie Short, Deceased v. Margaret D. Short, as Administratrix of the Estate of Ethel Grace Short, DeceasedCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1956
- United States v. ShortCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1956