Court Opinion

ID: 9464619
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-04 23:38:28.234757+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:38:43.791172
License: Public Domain

VAN OOSTERHOUT, Senior Circuit Judge,
dissenting.
I respectfully dissent. This case was tried to the court without a jury. Rule 52(a), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, in pertinent part provides:
“Findings of fact shall not be set aside unless clearly erroneous, and due regard shall be given to the opportunity of the trial court to judge of the credibility of the witnesses.”
The validity of plaintiff’s claim depends largely on his own testimony. The trial court determined plaintiff’s testimony lacked credibility. I would affirm the judgment upon the basis of Judge Grant’s unreported memorandum opinion.