Legal Opinion
Berry v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 3, 1941No. 336PublishedCited by 113 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Black
Petitioner sued the United States in a federal district court, alleging that he became totally and permanently disabled prior to December 1, 1919, while his policies of War Risk Insurance were in force and effect. Trial was had and evidence heard. The trial judge declined to grant the government’s request for a directed verdict in its favor. The jury found for petitioner. The government, without having made any motion either for a new trial or for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, took the case to the Circuit Court of Appeals. Upon review that court held plaintiff had not produced…
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