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· 8/25/1976

Fireman's Fund Insurance Co., in No. 75-2405 v. Videfreeze Corporation, and David E. Chinnery Development Corp., Inno. 75-2406

Citations

  • 540 F.2d 1171
  • 13 V.I. 382
  • 1976 U.S. App. LEXIS 7410

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  • \[i]t is the function of the trier of fact alone ... to evaluate contradictory evidence\
  • “[i]t is the function of the trier of fact alone ... to evaluate contradictory evidence”
  • entry of JMOL after a jury verdict \is rare[ ] [and] reserved for extreme circumstances.\
  • not clear which applies; decided before 48 U.S.C. § 1614(b) enacted
  • “Courts understandably balk at imposing the burden of proof on unsuspecting defendants after the plaintiff in a declaratory judgment action has voluntarily assumed the burden of proof and has given no notice of its claim that the defendant should bear the burden.”

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Judges: Van Dusen, Adams, Rosenn

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