1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 823 F.2d
  5. 823 F.2d 539 (1987)
 

CROTEAU v. U.S.

No. 87-1037.

823 F.2d 539 (1987)

Gertrude M. CROTEAU, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

July 15, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry A. Bachrach, Bowditch & Dewey, Worcester, Mass., for plaintiff-appellant.

Howard Lipper, Commercial Litigation Branch, Dept. of Justice, of Washington, D.C., for defendant-appellee. Also on brief were Richard K. Willard, Asst. Atty. Gen., David M. Cohen, Director, Mary Mitchelson, Asst. Director and John S. Groat.

Before BISSELL, Circuit Judge, BALDWIN, Senior Circuit Judge, and ARCHER, Circuit Judge.

ARCHER, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Gertrude M. Croteau appeals the decision of the United States Claims Court, 10 Cl.Ct. 631 (1986), granting summary judgment to the United States after finding that the Department of the Army (Army) properly applied 10 U.S.C. § 1450(c) (1982) to limit the total military benefits due Mrs. Croteau as a widow of two servicemen. We reverse.

FACTS

Mrs. Croteau married Raymond Houde in 1940. Mr. Houde died in action...

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