Case Name: Woodward v. United States et al.
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1951-02-26
Citations: 340 U.S. 929
Docket Number: No. 476
Parties: Woodward v. United States et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: United States Reports
Volume: 340
Pages: 929–929

Head Matter:
No. 476.
Woodward v. United States et al.
Claude T. Wood for petitioner. Solicitor General Perlman filed a memorandum stating that the United States was not opposed to the grant of the petition in this case, in view of a conflict between the Third and Eighth Circuits. Jean Paul Bradshaw for Haizlip, respondent.

Opinion:
C. A. 8th Cir. Certiorari granted, limited to the question whether a brother by adoption is within the permissible class of beneficiaries under § 602 (g) of the National Service Life Insurance Act of 1940.