United States v. Fuller

HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.

The judgment, on a war risk insurance policy, was in favor of the beneficiary and of the heirs of the insured. This appeal seeks its reversal as to the judgment in favor of the heirs for a combined amount of more than $1000. Two points are made. One is, that the Federal statutes, in granting the right to sue, to the personal representatives of the deceased, limit it to them and therefore only personal representatives may, and heirs may not, sue on a war risk insurance contract. The other is that if heirs may ever claim and sue on such a contract, the court was without…