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Singleton v. Cheek, 284 U.S. 493 (1932)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Singleton v. Cheek, 284 U.S. 493 (1932)
Singleton v. Cheek No. 403 Argued January 22, 1932 Decided February 15, 1932 284 U.S. 493
CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF OKLAHOMA
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1. Under § 303 of the World War Veterans Act of 1924, as amended by the Act of March 4, 1925, when the insured and the beneficiary designated in a certificate of war risk insurance die successively, intestate, the commuted amount of the installments not accrued when the beneficiary died is to be paid to the estate of the insured for distribution to his heirs. The heirs are to be determined in accordance with the laws of the state where the insured resided, and as of the time of his death, and are not limited to the class of beneficiaries designated in the Acts of Congress prior to the amendment. P. 496.
2. The retroactive provision of the amendment making it effective as of October 6, 1917, was within the power of Congress. White v. United states, 270 U.S. 175. P. 497.
152 Okla. 229 reversed.
Certiorari to review a judgment determining the distribution, in administration proceedings, of a fund derived from war risk insurance.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Singleton v. Cheek, 284 U.S. 493 (1932) in 284 U.S. 493 Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=UBDURW1MFYPUY76.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Singleton v. Cheek, 284 U.S. 493 (1932), in 284 U.S. 493, Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=UBDURW1MFYPUY76.
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