KELL v. UNITED STATES

No. 14236.

202 F.2d 143 (1953)

KELL v. UNITED STATES et al.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

February 25, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Lamar Polk, Alexandria, La., Wm. J. Fleniken, U. S. Atty. and Leland H. Coltharp, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Shreveport, La., Polk & Culpepper, Alexandria, La., for appellees.

Before HUTCHESON, Chief Judge, and STRUM and RIVES, Circuit Judges.


HUTCHESON, Chief Judge.

This is another of the many cases1 brought to recover on National Life Insurance policies, in which, lacking direct proof of change of beneficiary as required by the statute2 and regulations,3 the claimant relies on circumstantial evidence in support of her claim. While the results in each of the cases have varied with the evidence offered in each and the...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases