152 Ga. 367 | Ga. | 1921
The Court of Appeals desires instructions from the Supreme Court on "the following question: “Under section 28 of the war-risk insurance act of Congress, approved October 6, 1917, as amended June 25, 1918, e. 104, § 2, 40 Stat. (<U. S. Comp. Stat. 1918, § 514nnn%, page 1739), and providing: ‘The allotments and family allowances, compensation, and insurance payable under Articles II, III, and IV, respectively j shall not be assignable; shall not be subject to the claims of creditors of any person to whom an award is made under Articles II, III, or IV; and shall be exempt from all taxation; Provided, that such allotments shall be subject to any claims which the United States may have, under Articles II, III, and IV, against the person on whose account the allotments and family allowances, compensation, or. insurance is payable,’ would funds which have been actually paid by the United States Government over to the beneficiary of an insurance policy under the provisions of said section become then subject to
All the Justices concur,