SMITH v. UNITED STATES

No. 26322.

460 F.2d 985 (1972)

Mary L. SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

May 8, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick L. Noland (argued), Kenneth A. MacDonald, of MacDonald, Hoague & Bayless, Seattle, Wash., for plaintiff-appellant.

William H. Rubidge, Asst. U. S. Atty. (argued), Stan Pitkin, U. S. Atty., Seattle, Wash., for defendant-appellee.

Before JERTBERG, ELY and KILKENNY, Circuit Judges.


ELY, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from the dismissal of an action brought by the beneficiary of a National Service Life Insurance Policy against the United States. We affirm.

In 1955, Norton Smith contracted with the United States for a National Service Life Insurance Policy (hereinafter the policy) with a face value of $10,000. He named his mother, Mary Smith, the appellant, as beneficiary of the policy. Four years later, in 1959, Norton Smith obtained...

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