PAULINO v. GUERRERO FINONA

No. 26381.

443 F.2d 332 (1971)

Manuel T. PAULINO and Josefina C. Paulino, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Antonio Leon GUERRERO FINONA, and Jose T. Finona, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

May 25, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard G. Trapp (argued), of Trapp & Gayle, Agana, Guam, David S. Madis, Livermore, Cal., for appellants.

E. R. Crain (argued), of Crain, Rathbun & Shoecraft, Agana, Guam, for appellees.

Before KOELSCH, CARTER and KILKENNY, Circuit Judges.


JAMES M. CARTER, Circuit Judge.

The sole issue raised by this appeal is whether the trial court properly dismissed, at the close of appellants' evidence, their action for wrongful death against the driver and the owner of the vehicle in which their son was killed. The parties are in agreement that the dismissal should be treated as a directed verdict. We affirm.

The facts and applicable law are not disputed by the parties. Appellants' son was killed when the...

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