Earl Warren

“ The success of the management of the national debt depends to a significant measure upon the success of the sales of the savings bonds. The Treasury is authorized to make the bonds attractive to savers and investors. [11] One of the inducements selected by the Treasury is the survivorship provision, a convenient method of avoiding complicated probate proceedings. ”

“ There the Congress made clear its intent to allow a serviceman to select the beneficiary of his own government life insurance policy regardless of state law, even when it was likely that the husband intended to deprive his wife of a right to share in his life insurance proceeds, a right guaranteed by state law. ”

“ United States v. Birdsall, 233 U.S. 223, 34 S.Ct. 512, 58 L.Ed. 930.↑ 31 U.S.C. § 757c (a) , 31 U.S.C.A. § 757c (a) . See note 4, supra.↑ 31 CFR §§ 315.20-315.23. See note 6, supra.↑ Brief for the United States as amicus curiae, p. 21. See also id., pp. 26-28.↑ See, e.g., Holmberg v. Armbrecht, 327 U.S. 392, 66 S.Ct. 582, 90 L.Ed. 743; Clearfield Trust Co. v. United States, 318 U.S. 363, 63 S.Ct. 573, 87 L.Ed. 838.
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