Maryland Casualty Co. v. Citizens State Bank

HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.

The suit was on a burglary insurance policy for the value of drainage district bonds burglariously taken from the bank. The defense under the general issue was that the bonds were without value. Tried to a jury, the result was a verdict for plaintiff, fixing the value of the bonds at $15,000, a remittitur of $4,000 by and a judgment for plaintiff for the amount thus fixed.

Defendant appealing, assigns as error the exclusion of proffered’ evidence on the issue of value, the refusal to direct a verdict, the entry of judgment and the refusal to grant a new trial, all for…