Holbrook v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters’ statement of tlie cases : These cases were brought before the court upon the defendants’ demurrers and motions to strike out evidence, the purpose being to abtain a decision of the court upon the various questions of practice, pleading, and evidence set forth in the opinion of the court, as well as upon the rights of insurers and the liability of the Government to them.
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The Reporters’ statement of tlie cases : These cases were brought before the court upon the defendants’ demurrers and motions to strike out evidence, the purpose being to abtain a decision of the court upon the various questions of practice, pleading, and evidence set forth in the opinion of the court, as well as upon the rights of insurers and the liability of the Government to them. The decision being of vital importance to a number of other parties now technically before the court, the following counsel were heard :
1Opinion of the CourtDavis, J.
The defendants demur generally in these cases «upon the ground that the petitions do not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action, and they also move to strike out certain *436evidence as inadmissible. The argument, which was very-general in its nature, has proceeded upon the understanding that the details of each case are to be considered at a later stage of the proceedings. It is unusual for general principles to be presented in a particular case when the case itself is not to abide the result reached by the court; yet, in view of the novelty of these claims, their age, their…
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