MASTERS v. UNITED STATES

No. 12513.

229 F.2d 677 (1956)

Mary G. MASTERS, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Veterans Administration, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit.

February 20, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Dysard, Ashland, Ky., G. B. Johnson, Jr., Ashland, Ky., on brief, for appellant.

William W. Ross, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., Geo. S. Leonard, Melvin Richter, Washington, D. C., Henry J. Cook, Lexington, Ky., on brief, for appellee.

Before ALLEN, MARTIN and STEWART, Circuit Judges.


MARTIN, Circuit Judge.

In this case, the district court dismissed the complaint of a deceased veteran's widow who brought an action to recover the proceeds of a National Service Life Insurance policy of which she was beneficiary at the time of her husband's death.

The Veterans Administration, by letter of October 7, 1944, notified the insured of the waiver of payment of premiums by him, effective retroactively. This letter included the following language:...

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