Legal Opinion

United States v. Sorrow

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided November 3, 1933No. 7062PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.

Assigning error on the refusal to direct a verdict in a war risk insurance case, appellant comes here complaining of the judgment and challenging the sufficiency of the evidence to support the submission.

As in so many of these suits brought after many years, the issue whether plaintiff was totally and permanently disabled before his policy lapsed is clouded by time and circumstance, making its just determination greatly difficult. Plaintiff claims that by his evidence he has made out his title clear at least to a jury verdict on the issue; defendant insists that he…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Wise v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1933
  2. United States v. MartinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1931
  3. United States v. CrumeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1931

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. United States v. HollandCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1940
  2. United States v. VineyardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1934
  3. United States v. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1934
  4. United States v. HillCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1938
  5. United States v. DicksonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1937

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