McCOLLUM v. SIEBEN

No. 14796.

211 F.2d 708 (1954)

McCOLLUM v. SIEBEN et al.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

April 1, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David W. Raudenbush, St. Paul, Minn. (Morgan, Headley, Raudenbush & Morgan, St. Paul, Minn., on the brief), for appellant.

Vance B. Grannis and Grannis & Grannis, South St. Paul, Minn., submitted brief on behalf of appellee Lorraine B. Sieben.

George E. MacKinnon, U. S. Atty. for the Dist. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn., and Clifford Janes, Asst. U. S. Atty., Redwood Falls, Minn., submitted brief on behalf of appellee United States of America.

Before SANBORN, WOODROUGH and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.


THOMAS, Circuit Judge.

Raymond J. Sieben, a veteran of the United States Army, died as the result of a gunshot wound on September 3, 1949. At the time of his death he was the owner of two contracts of National Life Insurance, one for $8,000 and one for $2,000. Both contracts were in full force and effect under premium paying conditions and both matured on account of his death.

The insured soldier had been married twice. This controversy involves the rights...

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