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BURKE v. UNITED STATES

No. 71-1613.

459 F.2d 1017 (1972)

Varetta E. BURKE, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided April 17, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William W. Green, Hot Springs, Ark., on brief for appellant.

L. Patrick Gray, III, Asst. Atty. Gen., Kathryn H. Baldwin, Eloise E. Davies, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., and Bethel B. Larey, U. S. Atty., Fort Smith, Ark., on brief for appellee.

Before VAN OOSTERHOUT, Senior Circuit Judge, MEHAFFY and STEPHENSON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

This appeal is from a ruling by Judge Harris dismissing appellant's claim for the proceeds of a National Service Life Insurance policy.

James H. Burke, then unmarried, applied for a National Service Life Insurance policy in the amount of $5,000 on October 2, 1950. Burke named his father the principal beneficiary and his brother as contingent beneficiary, selecting a lump sum settlement (rather than an...

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