CARPENTER v. UNITED STATES

No. 9514.

168 F.2d 369 (1948)

CARPENTER v. UNITED STATES.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided May 17, 1948.

Rehearing Denied June 23, 1948.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Lysle Seif and Max V. Schoonmaker, both of Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellant.

Owen M. Burns, of Pittsburgh, Pa., and H. G. Morison, D. Vance Swann and Thomas E. Walsh, all of Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before GOODRICH, McLAUGHLIN and O'CONNELL, Circuit Judges.


GOODRICH, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff, Edna L. Carpenter, the adoptive sister of a deceased army officer, is claiming rights under § 602(h) of the National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940, as amended. 54 Stat. 1008, Act Oct. 8, 1940, 38 U.S.C.A. § 802(h), 56 Stat. 659, Act July 11, 1942, 60 Stat. 781, Act Aug. 1, 1946, 38 U.S.C.A. § 802(h). The facts are not in dispute; the question of law is narrow but...

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