Mascuilli v. United States

WOOD, District Judge.

Libellant vigorously urged the Court to enter an order eliminating from this case the issue of liability, confining the trial to damages alone. Extensive discussion and argument has been held on this question. We are convinced from an examination of the requests for admissions, which were not denied, that the liability of the respondent is established beyond question. Applying the admitted facts in this case to the decisions of the Supreme Court and our own Third Circuit, we are convinced that a verdict against the libellant on the factual issue of liability could not…