Justice Jackson wrote the opinion of the court affirming a directed verdict of the district court that there was insufficient evidence to warrant a jury trial in the petitioner’s suit to collect benefits from a government life insurance policy. The Supreme Court stated that the intent to defraud could be presumed from the petitioner’s deceased husband’s own admissions. Therefore there was no need for trial, and affirmed the directed verdict.
Justice Jackson wrote the opinion of the court affirming a directed verdict of the district court that there was insufficient evidence to warrant a jury trial in the petitioner’s suit to collect benefits from a government life insurance policy. The Supreme Court stated that the intent to defraud could be presumed from the petitioner’s deceased husband’s own admissions. Therefore there was no need for trial, and affirmed the directed verdict.