Legal Opinion
Insurance Co. of North America v. Musa
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 6, 1986No. Nos. 84-1758, 84-1759PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREYER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal arises out of a civil suit brought by the Insurance Company of North America (INA), in which it claims that defendants Jamal and Hassan Musa deliberately set fire to their store in Ponce, Puerto Rico, in order to collect insurance proceeds. A jury found for the defendants on certain key matters. On this appeal we basically must decide whether the evidence supporting INA was so overwhelming that the district court should have directed a jury verdict or entered judgment notwithstanding the verdict in INA’s favor. Having reviewed the record, including exhibits…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores, Inc. v. Ellerman Lines, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Grady Allen v. Zurich Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
- Fireman's Fund Insurance Co., in No. 75-2405 v. Videfreeze Corporation, and David E. Chinnery Development Corp., Inno. 75-2406Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Geraldine v. Carter v. Duncan-Huggins, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- Mashpee Tribe v. New Seabury Corp., Mashpee Tribe v. New Seabury Corp., Mashpee Tribe v. New Seabury Corp., Matthew B. Connolly, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Robert H. CALHOUN, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. ACME CLEVELAND CORPORATION and the Cleveland Twist Drill Company, Defendants, AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
- Vincent Milone v. Moceri Family, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
- James R. McIsaac v. Didriksen Fishing Corp., Appeal of the Wise Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Royal College Shop, Inc., a Kansas Corporation, and Thomas H. Black, Cross-Appellees v. Northern Insurance Co. Of N.Y., Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
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