Legal Opinion
Scott v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 3, 1947No. 10387PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment entered on a directed verdict in a land condemnation case, in which the United States of America is plaintiff. The jury was instructed to return a verdict for $10,688, being the amount specified in an option contract executed by appellants F. A. Scott and Geneva Scott, on November 26, 1942. The owner of the land, F. A. Scott, who could neither read nor write, executed the option agreement by affixing his mark thereto. Geneva Scott, in her capacity as his wife, joined in the option by signing her name to it.
The agreement provided that, in…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Danforth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Muschany v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Albrecht v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Wachovia Bank & Trust Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1938
- Grand Trunk Western Ry. Co. v. HeatlieCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1931
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Morelock v. NCR Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1978
- O'Donnell v. Geneva Metal Wheel Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1950
- Charles B. Solomon, Avery Tucker, Martin Weston and Joseph B. Mohr v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1960
- Differential Steel Car Co. v. MacDonaldCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1950
- Schulte and Bruns, Third-Party v. Great Lakes Stevedoring Corporation, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1962
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