Ward v. United States’s Empirical Analysis
646 F.2d 474 · 1981
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
March 1982
most recently cited
Relationships
Applies 10 U.S.C. § 2771 · 37 U.S.C. § 552 · 37 U.S.C. § 555
Relies on Bell v. United States · Clewis v. Texas · Montilla v. United States · Montilla v. United States · Bray v. United States
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“§2771. Final settlement of accounts: deceased members (a) In the settlement of the accounts of a deceased member of the armed forces who dies after December 31, 1955, an amount due from the armed force of which he was a member shall be paid to the person highest on the following list living on the date of death: (1) Beneficiary designated by him in writing to receive such an amount, if the designation is received, before the deceased member’s death, at the place named in regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary concerned. (2) Surviving spouse. (3) Children and their descendants, by representation. (4) Father and mother in equal parts or, if either is dead, the survivor. (5) Legal representative. (6) Person entitled under the law of the domicile of the deceased member. * * * * * (d) A payment under this section bars recovery by any other person of the amount paid.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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