Legal Opinion
Van Ort v. Estate of Stanewich
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 6, 1996No. Nos. 94-56766, 95-55284PublishedCited by 209 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, Circuit Judge:
Donald Van Ort and his grandmother, Helen (the Van Orts), appeal from the district court’s judgment reversing a jury verdict in their favor. The Van Orts also appeal from the district court’s judgment against them on their state law negligence claims.
The Estate of Stanewich (Estate) joins in the Van Orts’ appeal of the district court’s rulings on the federal civil rights and state law negligence claims.. It separately appeals from the district court’s denial of its motion to limit the Van Orts’ claims to the insurance policy coverage.
The district court ha'd jurisdiction…
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