Porter v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.

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• deciding whether veterans’ benefits retained exempt status when deposited into an account with a federal savings and loan
• stating that “legislation of this type should be liberally construed to protect funds granted by the Congress for the maintenance and support of the beneficiaries thereof” (citation omitted)
• interpreting exempt status of benefits paid out by the United States Veterans’ Administration
• discussing predecessor to 38 U.S.C. 5301, and holding that “legislation of this type should be liberally construed . . . to protect funds granted by the Congress for the maintenance and support of the beneficiaries thereof”
• discussing exemption of benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 3101(a), later re-codified as 38 U.S.C. § 5301(a) and holding that the funds deposited into a federal savings and loan association were not “permanent investments” and therefore retained their exempt status
• veterans' benefits paid into savings and loan account remain readily withdrawable and therefore retain protection

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