Legal Opinion
Maxine Vander Weiss, Formerly Maxine Thelma Vander v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 14, 1961No. 18870PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JONES, Circuit Judge.
The appellant was formerly the wife of Van G. Vander who was at one time a member of the United States Army. As the wife of a serviceman, she received a family allowance and a voluntary allotment. Vander was discharged from military service on November 29, 1945. The United States continued to make payments of the allowance and allotment from December 1, 1945, to August 31, 1947. The appellant obtained a decree of divorce against Vander in 1952. The United States, in 1955, asserted a claim against the appellant and, in 1960, sued for the recovery of the overpayments. The…
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