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 PRIVATE LAWS-CHS. 5, 6-JAN. 17, 1940 January 17, 1940 [H. R. 33631 [Private, No. 266] American Insurance Company of New Jersey. Payment to. Provio. Limitation on at- torney's, etc., fees. Penalty. [CHAPTER 5] AN ACT For the relief of the American Insurance Company of New Jersey. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to pay the Ameri- can Insurance Company of New Jersey, subrogated to the rights of one Anna E. Hurley, who is the owner in fee simple of real estate and a residence situated thereon located in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $1,300, in full settlement of all claims against the United States for loss and damages sustained to the property of Anna E. Hurley, which loss and damages were occasioned to the American Insurance Company of New Jersey by the payment of a claim by said company to Anna E. Hurley, its insured, under a policy of insurance issued by said American Insurance Company of New Jersey to Anna E. Hurley to indemnify her against property loss occasioned to her residence which resulted from an airplane owned and operated by the United States Naval Reserve Corps striking and passing through said residence of the insured on January 8, 1938, resulting in damages and property loss to said residence without any fault or negligence on the part of Anna E. Hurley, and which loss became the legal obligation of this claimant, the American Insurance Company of New Jersey, under its contract of indemnity with Anna E. Hurley, and that because of said pay- ment this claimant has by assignment been subrogated to the rights of Anna E. Hurley: Provided, That no part of the amount appro- priated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provision of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, January 17, 1940. [CHAPTER 6] January 17, 1940 [H. R. 3912] [Private, No. 267] John Cauley. Payment to heirsof. Proviso. Limitation on at- torney's, etc., fees. Penalty. AN ACT For the relief of the heirs of John Cauley, deceased. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the heirs of John Cauley, deceased, formerly of Faxon, Minnesota, the sum of $2,500. Such sum shall be in full settlement of all claims against the United States arising out of the wrongful death of John Cauley occasioned as a result of the negligence of Works Progress Administration employees in Faxon Township, county of Sibley, State of Minnesota, on the 17th day of June 1938: Provided that no part of the amount appropriated in this Act in excess of 10 per centum thereof shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved, January 17, 1940. 1242 [54 STAT.

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