Title 50 — War and National DefenseRelease 119-73
§4137 Consolidated awards
Title 50 › Chapter CHAPTER 51— - WAR CLAIMS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - TITLE II OF WAR CLAIMS ACT OF 1948 › § 4137
Summary
If the right to a claim belongs to people other than the person who suffered the loss, the Commission can make one combined award that shows each person’s share. Each person is paid according to that share, just like the award had been made to one person.
Full Legal Text
Title 50, §4137
War and National Defense — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
With respect to any claim which, at the time of the award, is vested in persons other than the person by whom the loss was sustained, the Commission may issue a consolidated award in favor of all claimants then entitled thereto, which award shall indicate the respective interests of such claimant therein; and all such claimants shall participate, in proportion to their indicated interests, in the payments authorized by this subchapter in all respects as if the award had been in favor of a single person.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 2017f of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
50 U.S.C. § 4137
Title 50 — War and National Defense
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73