Legal Opinion

Daniel F. Otten v. The Stonewall Insurance Company

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided February 18, 1975No. 74--1497PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROSS, Circuit Judge.

Daniel F. Otten, a resident of Minnesota, brought this diversity action seeking to recover $25,000 from The Stonewall Insurance Company (Stonewall) allegedly due him under a pilots disability insurance policy issued on December 1, 1969. After a trial to a jury a verdict for Otten was returned, upon which judgment was entered. Stonewall’s post-trial motions for judgment n. o. v. or a new trial were denied by the district court, 1 and this appeal followed. We reverse and remand for a new trial because we are convinced that the trial judge committed prejudicial error in his…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Neely v. Martin K. Eby Construction Co., Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Bobich v. OjaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1960
  3. Telex Corporation v. Data Products CorporationSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1965
  4. Transport Indemnity Co. v. Dahlen Transport, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1968
  5. Farkas v. Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1969

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Clifford Griggs v. Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
  2. Lorenzo R. Ybarra v. Burlington Northern, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
  3. Tallackson Potato Co., Inc. v. MTK Potato Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1979
  4. Metcalf v. Security International Insurance Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1978
  5. RJM Sales & Marketing, Inc. v. Banfi Products Corp.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1982

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