KELL v. UNITED STATES

Civ. A. 2596.

104 F.Supp. 699 (1952)

KELL v. UNITED STATES et al.

United States District Court W. D. Louisiana Alexandria Division.

May 7, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. T. McCain, Colfax, La., and J. Norman Coon, Monroe, La., for plaintiff.

Polk & Culpepper, Alexandria, La., for Davis.

William J. Fleniken, U. S. Atty., and Leland H. Coltharp, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Shreveport, La., for United States.


PORTERIE, District Judge.

Ralph O'Dell Kell joined the United States Navy on September 10, 1943, and on that date named his mother as next of kin and his sister, Mrs. Davis, defendant herein, as beneficiary for the purposes of payment of the six months' death gratuity. On September 23, 1943, he obtained a National Service Life Insurance policy for the sum of $10,000 and designated his sister, Mrs. Davis, as his beneficiary...

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