Legal Opinion
United States v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 5, 1931PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KNOX, District Judge.
Can the United States of America sue as plaintiff upon a bond under seal in which the obligee is denominated as the “United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the District of Columbia, representing the United States of America (hereinafter called the obligee)”? The defendant asserts that only the “Fleet Corporation” is the proper party plaintiff, and that therefore the complaint should be dismissed.
It is too well established to require discussion that a disclosed principal can sue on an ordinary…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Sloan Shipyards Corp. v. United States Shipping Bd. Emergency Fleet CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Briggs v. . PartridgeNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
- Beveridge v. New York Elevated RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Emergency Fleet Corp. v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1928
- District of Columbia v. FredSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Crane v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1932
- United States v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1932