Slocum v. New York Life Insurance
Supreme Court of the United States
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OP APPEALS POR THE THIRD CIRCUIT. The facts,- which involve the construction of a life insurance policy and whether it had expired by reason of non-payment of premium and also t'he power of the Circuit Court.of Appeals under the Seventh Amendment to reverse a judgment entered on a verdict of a jury and direct judgment for the other party, in conformity with a state practice, are stated in the opinion.
1Concurrence
Mr. Justice Hughes,
with whom concur
Mr. Justice Holmes, Mr. Justice Lubton and. Me. Justice Pitney, dissenting.
I concur in the decision of the court so far as it holds, that the Circuit Court of Appeals was right in reversing the judgment; but. I am unable to agree with the conclusion that the Circuit Court of Appeals was bound to order a new trial, and was without power, under the Seventh Amendment, to follow the state practice in directing the entry of the judgmént to which, as matter of law, the defendant was entitled.
The serious ¿nd far-reaching consequences of this decision are manifest.…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Parsons v. Bedford, Breedlove, & RobesonSupreme Court of the United States · 1830
- Oscanyan v. Arms Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Central Transportation Co. v. Pullman's Palace Car Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Pleasants v. FantSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- Corfield v. CoryellU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Pennsylvania · 1823
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