Merritt

Plaintiff brings this action to recover on a war risk insurance policy issued to James J. Holland, a deceased veteran of the late war.

On the 17th day of December, 1917, while serving with the Marine Corps in France the soldier applied for and was granted insurance in the sum of $5,000. The sole benefieiary named in his application was “Alice Mary Holland, Relationship—sister.” The post office address of the beneficiary, required to be stated in the application, was “St. Joseph’s School, San Francisco, California.” Holland was honorably discharged from the service January 23, 1920. On June 1, 1920, he filled out and verified an application for compensation as a disabled veteran, and in answering questions attached wrote in the time and place of his application for war risk insurance and in the blank space following “Name of Benefieiary” wrote “Sister, Alice Holland, St. Joseph’s School, S. F. Cal.” In the blank space following the direction “Give name and address of each parent living,” the applicant wrote: “Aunt & Unele, W. 83 South Flower St. Los Angeles, Calif. Mr. and Mrs. Merritt.” On June 28, 1920, Holland converted $2,000 of this policy into a government twenty-year…