UNITED STATES v. FULLER

No. 8759.

97 F.2d 541 (1938)

UNITED STATES v. FULLER et al.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 21, 1938.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith L. Seegmiller, Atty., Department of Justice, of Washington, D. C., and Malcolm E. Lafargue, Asst. U. S. Atty., of Shreveport, La., for the United States.

Thos. W. Leigh, of Monroe, La., for appellees.

Before SIBLEY, HUTCHESON, and HOLMES, Circuit Judges.


HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.

The judgment, on a war risk insurance policy, was in favor of the beneficiary and of the heirs of the insured. This appeal seeks its reversal as to the judgment in favor of the heirs for a combined amount of more than $1000. Two points are made. One is, that the Federal statutes, in granting the right to sue, to the personal representatives of the deceased, limit it to them and therefore only personal representatives may, and heirs may not...

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