Legal Opinion
de Samala v. United States
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 5, 1960No. Civ. A. No. 2867-59PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YOUNGDAHL, District Judge.
This case is before the Court on the defendant’s motion to dismiss or in the alternative for summary judgment and plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment.
The material facts are not in dispute. On April 30, 1942, Ysidoro Samala, a member of the Philippine Scouts, United States Army, died while a prisoner of war in the Philippines. His widow, the plaintiff here, filed a claim on March 15, 1946, with the Veterans’ Administration for gratuitous insurance benefits due her as the unremarried widow of a deceased serviceman.1 Monthly payments of $21.-55 were authorized,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Gliceria Ramos Vda De Sinlao v. United States of America and Sumner G. Whittier, Administrator of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1959
- Rosario v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1939
- United States v. BollmanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1934
- Dyer v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1946
- Cole v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
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3Cited by3 opinions
- De Castillo v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1969
- Estelita B. Vda De Castillo v. United States of America, and Administrator of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- Taylor v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1969