UNITED STATES v. STRATTON

No. 15836.

232 F.2d 880 (1956)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Jeanice STRATTON, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

May 8, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

B. Jenkins, Middleton, Paul A. Sweeney, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., William M. Steger, U. S. Atty., John L. Burke, Jr., Asst. U. S. Atty., Tyler, Tex., Warren E. Burger, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellant.

Warren G. Moore, Tyler, Tex., Ralph Prince, Gladewater, Tex., James R. Lewis, Tyler, Tex., of counsel, for appellee.

Before HUTCHESON, Chief Judge, and TUTTLE and CAMERON, Circuit Judges.


HUTCHESON, Chief Judge.

Brought by the widow of Kenneth Bennett Stratton, the suit was to recover on a National Service Life Insurance policy for $10,000 issued to Stratton on May 1, 1942, during and in consequence of military service.

The claim was: that on February 9, 1953, while the policy of insurance was in full force and effect, the veteran had died, the autopsy indicating a brain tumor as the primary cause; that plaintiff had made a claim for payment...

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