Wilmington Trust Co. v. Travelers Insurance

LEAHY, Chief Judge.

These cases were tried by juries. The juries were unable to reach verdicts and were discharged. During trial, defendants’ motions for directed verdicts were denied. Defendants now move under F.R. 50(b), 28 U.S.C., for judgments in accordance with their motions for directed verdicts. Similar motions were filed by plaintiffs but were later withdrawn. The history of this litigation may be found in the note.1

*522The parties conceded the facts. Five life insurance policies, containing aviation exclusion clauses, were issued in 1935 by The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York,…