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PENCE v. UNITED STATES

No. 665.

316 U.S. 332 (1942)

PENCE v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 11, 1942.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. William B. Collins for petitioner.

Mr. Richard H. Demuth, with whom Solicitor General Fahy and Messrs. Julius C. Martin, Wilbur C. Pickett, W. Marvin Smith, and Keith L. Seegmiller were on the brief, for the United States.

MR. JUSTICE JACKSON delivered the opinion of the Court.

This action was begun in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin by the petitioner, a widow, as sole beneficiary of a policy of United States Government life insurance issued to her deceased husband, Doctor Lawrence W. Pence. The only contested issue was raised by the Government's affirmative defense that the policy had been reinstated...

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