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PORTER v. AETNA CASUALTY CO.

No. 604.

370 U.S. 159 (1962)

82 S.Ct. 1231

8 L.Ed.2d 407

PORTER v. AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY CO.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 11, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ethelbert B. Frey argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner.

John L. Laskey argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Richard Whittington Whitlock.

John G. Laughlin, Jr. argued the cause for the United States, as amicus curiae, urging reversal. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Cox, Assistant Attorney General Orrick and Herbert E. Morris.

MR. JUSTICE CLARK delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case raises the question of whether benefits paid by the United States Veterans' Administration retain their exempt status under 38 U. S. C. § 3101 (a)1 after being deposited in an account in a federal savings and loan association. Petitioner, an incompetent Air Force veteran, had suffered a judgment at the hands of respondent. The...

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