Mary Glover v. Jewish War Veterans of United States case brief summary
68 A.2d 233 (D.C. 1949)
SYNOPSIS:
Claimant appealed an order of the District Court for the District of Columbia, which denied her recovery of an award for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a perpetrator of a murder.
OVERVIEW: Claimant sought to recover an award offered for information pertaining to a homicide. An award had been made for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrators of a murder. The organization making the offer was private and placed the award notice in the newspapers. The boyfriend of claimant's daughter was one of the perpetrators. Upon questioning by the police, claimant provided information that led to his arrest and conviction for the murder. Claimant did not know of the reward until the day after she had given the police the information.
HOLDING:
On appeal, the court upheld the trial court's judgment denying claimant recovery. Since claimant had given the information without knowledge of the award, she did not actually assent to the offer.
ANALYSIS:
Moreover, the claimant did not volunteer the information, but rather submitted it only upon questioning by the police.
OUTCOME: The court affirmed the denial of recovery to claimant since she did not assent to the award offer when she gave the information leading to the arrest and she did not submit that information voluntarily, but upon police questioning.
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68 A.2d 233 (D.C. 1949)
SYNOPSIS:
Claimant appealed an order of the District Court for the District of Columbia, which denied her recovery of an award for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a perpetrator of a murder.
OVERVIEW: Claimant sought to recover an award offered for information pertaining to a homicide. An award had been made for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrators of a murder. The organization making the offer was private and placed the award notice in the newspapers. The boyfriend of claimant's daughter was one of the perpetrators. Upon questioning by the police, claimant provided information that led to his arrest and conviction for the murder. Claimant did not know of the reward until the day after she had given the police the information.
HOLDING:
On appeal, the court upheld the trial court's judgment denying claimant recovery. Since claimant had given the information without knowledge of the award, she did not actually assent to the offer.
ANALYSIS:
Moreover, the claimant did not volunteer the information, but rather submitted it only upon questioning by the police.
OUTCOME: The court affirmed the denial of recovery to claimant since she did not assent to the award offer when she gave the information leading to the arrest and she did not submit that information voluntarily, but upon police questioning.
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