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United States v. Secrest

Circuit Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Nov 29, 1943
139 F.2d 701 (6th Cir. 1943)

Opinion

No. 9410.

November 29, 1943.

Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Tennessee; Leslie R. Darr, Judge.

James B. Frazier, Jr., and Richard N. Ivins, both of Chattanooga, Tenn., for appellant.

John S. Wrinkle, of Chattanooga, Tenn., for appellee.

Before ALLEN, HAMILTON, and MARTIN, Circuit Judges.


This case came on to be heard upon the record and briefs and oral argument of counsel. And it appearing that the case was tried to a jury which found, in answer to written interrogatories, submitted by the District Court for special verdicts, that the deceased veteran on June 12, 1918, was of unsound mind and could not commit a fraud; that he was of unsound mind on July 30, 1930, and could not know nor assert his rights, and that he was totally and permanently disabled on October 1, 1918; and that substantial evidence supports both the special verdicts and the general verdict: It is ordered that the judgment be, and it hereby is, affirmed.


Summaries of

United States v. Secrest

Circuit Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Nov 29, 1943
139 F.2d 701 (6th Cir. 1943)
Case details for

United States v. Secrest

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. William A. SECREST and Vance E…

Court:Circuit Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

Date published: Nov 29, 1943

Citations

139 F.2d 701 (6th Cir. 1943)