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American Surety Company v. Horton

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Dec 17, 1952
200 F.2d 557 (6th Cir. 1952)

Opinion

No. 11553.

December 17, 1952.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee; Robt. L. Taylor, Judge.

F.H. Parvin, Greeneville, Tenn., for appellant.

Egerton, McAfee, Armistead Davis, Knoxville, Tenn., and W.J. Barron, Morristown, Tenn., for appellees.

Before ALLEN, MARTIN and MILLER, Circuit Judges.


This case having been considered on the record and on the oral arguments and briefs of the attorneys;

And it appearing that there was substantial evidence to support the verdict of the jury; that no error was committed in the charge of the Court but, on the contrary, that the charge clearly required the jury to find bad faith on the part of the appellant insurer in order to justify a verdict for plaintiffs;

And no material error appearing in the conduct of the trial below;

The judgment of the District Court is affirmed.


Summaries of

American Surety Company v. Horton

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Dec 17, 1952
200 F.2d 557 (6th Cir. 1952)
Case details for

American Surety Company v. Horton

Case Details

Full title:AMERICAN SURETY COMPANY, Appellant, v. Mildred A. HORTON and William E…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

Date published: Dec 17, 1952

Citations

200 F.2d 557 (6th Cir. 1952)