EQUITABLE LIFE & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. v. LEE

Nos. 17031, 17038.

310 F.2d 262 (1962)

EQUITABLE LIFE & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO., Appellant, v. Virgil N. LEE, Appellee. EQUITABLE LIFE & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO., Appellant, v. Margaret L. PAGETT, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

November 14, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Buss & Pihl, Donald A. Buss, Hollie Pihl, Kent Holman, and Arthur Nielson, Portland, Or., for appellant.

Weiser, Bowles & Young, and Rollin E. Bowles, Portland, Or., for appellee.

Before HAMLEY, HAMLIN and KOELSCH, Circuit Judges.


KOELSCH, Circuit Judge.

Defendant appeals from the two judgments of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. Both are diversity cases involving fraud in the sale of insurance policies. Plaintiff Lee asked for the sum of $3,000 general damages, and the sum of $10,000 punitive damages. Plaintiff Pagett sought $1500 general damages, and $10,000 punitive damages. The Court, sitting as finder of the facts, resolved the issues in plaintiffs' favor and...

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