United States v. Margaret D. Short, as Administratrix of the Estate of Ethel Grace Short, Deceased, James Harvey Short, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Irving Ritchie Short, Deceased v. Margaret D. Short, as Administratrix of the Estate of Ethel Grace Short, Deceased

240 F.2d 292 UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Margaret D. SHORT, as Administratrix of the Estate of Ethel Grace Short, deceased, Appellee. James Harvey SHORT, individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Irving Ritchie Short, deceased, Appellant, v. Margaret D. SHORT, as Administratrix of the Estate of Ethel Grace Short, deceased, Appellee. No. 14668. United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit. Oct. 12, 1956. 1 Warren E. Burger, Asst. Atty. Gen., Melvin Richter, Julian H. Singman, Attys., Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., Lloyd H. Burke, U.S. Atty., Richard C. Nelson, Asst. U.S. Atty., San Francisco, Cal., for appellant the United States. 2 Frank V. Cornish, Francis T. Cornish, Cornish & Cornish, Berkeley, Cal., for appellant James Harvey Short. 3 George Clark, Clark & Morton, Berkeley, Cal., for appellee. 4 Before STEPHENS and FEE, Circuit Judges, and JAMES M. CARTER, District Judge. 5 JAMES M. CARTER, District Judge. 6 This case involves a contest over the proceeds of a National Service Life Insurance Policy, and raises the question as to whether Sec. 8.91(b) of the Regulations of the Veterans Administration, 13 F.R. 7108 , 38 C.F.R. 8.91(b) (1949)…