SHAULL v. UNITED STATES

No. 9406.

161 F.2d 891 (1947)

SHAULL v. UNITED STATES et al.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia.

Decided May 19, 1947.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Claude L. Dawson, of Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Mr. E. W. Dillon, of Columbus, Ohio, pro hac vice, by special leave of Court, with whom Mr. William J. Brown, of Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellees Paul Hewetson and Thomas B. Collins.

Mr. Richard N. Ivins, of Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. George Morris Fay, United States Attorney, of Washington, D. C., Searcy L. Johnson, Special Assistant to the Attorney General, and Fendall Marbury, Attorney, Department of Justice, of Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellees United States of America, Omar N. Bradley, Administrator of Veterans' Affairs, and William A. Julian, Treasurer of the United States. Messrs. Sidney S. Sachs, Assistant United States Attorney, and Thomas E. Walsh, Attorney, Department of Justice, both of Washington, D. C., also entered appearances therefor.

Before STEPHENS, EDGERTON, and WILBUR K. MILLER, Associate Justices.


WILBUR K. MILLER, Associate Justice.

The question presented by this appeal is whether the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia should establish and supervise the administration of a parol trust in the proceeds of government converted insurance on the life of Thomas L. Collins.

Many years ago Collins lived in Columbus, Ohio, where for a time he was engaged in business with his half-brother, Paul Hewetson. Collins was then married...

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