McFarland
McFarland v. United States
Opinion
lead Opinion
Thompson, J.
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
This cause having come on for trial before the Court without a jury and the Court having duly considered the pleadings, the evidence adduced by the parties and being fully advised in the premises, hereby makes the following findings of fact and conclusions of law:
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. James P. McFarland (the insured), while serving in the armed forced of the United States, was granted a policy of National Service Life Insurance (NSLI) in the amount of $10,000, which became effective as of January 1943, with his mother, Belle McFarland, (the plaintiff) designated as the sole principal beneficiary.
2. On February 6, 1951, the insured again designated the plaintiff as principal beneficiary in conjunction with his application for renewal of his NSLI policy. This is the latest designation of beneficiary in the files of the defendant Veterans Administration.
3. The insured was married to Faye McFarland (the additional defendant) on November 15, 1952. There were two children born of this marriage in April 1953 and September 1959.
4. Early in 1953 the insured attempted to secure an additional policy of insurance from the Acacia Mutual Life…