Legal Opinion
New York Life Ins. v. Gamer
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 16, 1939No. 9063PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENMAN, Circuit Judge.
This is the third appeal in this case, and the issues of fact involved have been sufficiently stated in our former opinions. Gamer v. New York Life Ins. Co., 9 Cir., 76 F.2d 543; New York Life Ins. Co. v. Gamer, 9 Cir., 90 F.2d 817. There is new evidence for insurer concerning the character of the bullet and its angle of emersion from the back of Gamer’s skull, and for the insured concerning his business activity shortly before his death. Each party moved for an instructed verdict. There is no such overwhelming preponderance of evidence for either party as requires our…
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