McCaughn v. Real Estate Land Title & Trust Co., 297 U.S. 606 (1936)

McCaughn v. Real Estate Land Title & Trust Co.


No. 62


Argued March 13, 1936
Decided March 30, 1936
297 U.S. 606

CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT

Syllabus

A general verdict found by the District Court in an action at law, in which a jury trial has been waived, has the same effect as the verdict of a jury; an appellate court cannot pass upon the weight of the evidence. P. 608.

79 F.2d 602, reversed; 7 F.Supp. 742, affirmed.

Certiorari to review the reversal of a judgment for the above-named executors in an action to recover a tax.