UNITED STATES v. McCLURE

No. 154.

305 U.S. 472 (1939)

UNITED STATES v. McCLURE, ADMINISTRATRIX.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 3, 1939.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Julius C. Martin, with whom Solicitor General Jackson, and Messrs. Wilbur C. Pickett, Fendall Marbury, and W. Marvin Smith were on the brief, for the United States.

Mr. Graham K. Betts for respondent.


MR. JUSTICE BLACK delivered the opinion of the Court.

We are called upon to determine whether § 301 or § 305 of the World War Veterans' Act1 applies to a lapsed policy of War Risk yearly renewable term insurance.

Section 301 authorizes conversion of such policies and provides (with exceptions not applicable here) that "All yearly renewable term insurance shall cease on July 2, 1927, except when death or total permanent...

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