UNITED STATES v. WORLEY

No. 548.

281 U.S. 339 (1930)

UNITED STATES v. WORLEY, ADMINISTRATRIX, ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 14, 1930.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Claude R. Branch, Special Assistant to the Attorney General, with whom Messrs. J. Frank Staley and W. Clifton Stone were on the brief, for the United States.

Mr. Clarence T. Spier, with whom Mr. Charles Battelle was on the brief, for Worley.


MR. JUSTICE BUTLER delivered the opinion of the Court.

The deceased enlisted in the army April 2, 1917, and was discharged March 18, 1918. He obtained insurance for $10,000 payable in the event of death or total permanent disability at the rate of $57.50 per month. Act of October 6, 1917, 40 Stat. 398, 409. The contract was in force when he was discharged. He presented to the Veterans' Bureau a claim for permanent total disability from

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