Kerr v. United States

VINSON, Associate Justice.

Joseph Kelly Kerr died on November 8, 1919. At that time he had in effect, as held by this court on December 4, 1939,1 a policy of war risk insurance. Accordingly on April 5, 1940, the District Court entered a judgment of $3,220 for the estate of Eugene Kerr, the beneficiary under the policy, and a judgment of $10,580 for the estate of Joseph Kelly Kerr. On January 9, 1941, an order was entered reducing the latter judgment to $8,227.50. From that order this appeal is taken.

In the view we take of the case the sole question is as to how the amount of the judgment…