Legal Opinion

United States v. Stewart

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided April 4, 1932No. 5379PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GRONER, Associate Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment on á war risk insurance poliey. At the close of plaintiff’s case and again at the close of all the evidence, a directed verdict in favor of defendant was asked on the ground that the evidence did not establish a prima facie case. The court overruled these motions, exceptions were taken, and the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff on which judgment was entered, and from this judgment this appeal is taken.

The only error assigned is the refusal of the court to direct a verdict and the refusal of the court to grant a new trial.

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2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Gunning v. CooleySupreme Court of the United States · 1930
  2. Slocum v. New York Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1913

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. United States v. IngallsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
  2. Grinnell Co. v. MillerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1945
  3. United States v. WareCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1940
  4. United States v. WitbeckCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
  5. Thorne v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1933

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