The United States Life Insurance Company in the City of New York v. Wilson

• Identify theparties.

Who is the plaintiff?The defendant?The appellant?The appellee?

• What is thehistory of the case?

Who won at trial court?Who won at the lower appellate level?Who won in this decision?Please note that this is the history of the case in courtnot the facts of the case.

• What are thefacts?

What happened that caused the plaintiff to sue?What facts did the Court find relevant in its decision?

• What is theplaintiff's theory?

Why he thinks he should win?What facts does the plaintiff think are important?

• What is thedefendant's theory?

Why she thinks she should win?What facts does the defendant think are important?