Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Midland Loan Finance Co. v. National Surety Corp.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 5, 1940No. 236PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Reed
The question presented is. whether petitioner, 'a private user of the mails, may without the consent of any officer of the United States bring suit on the bond of an acting postmaster for consequential damages resulting from misdelivery of mail. The Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed a judgment of the District Court for the District of Minnesota dismissing petitioner’s complaint. 1 We granted certiorari 2 because of an alleged conflict with a decisión of ’this Court 3 and because an important question in the administration of the postal laws was involved.
The complaint…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- German Alliance Insurance v. Home Water Supply Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1912
- United States v. State Bank of NCSupreme Court of the United States · 1832
- Illinois Surety Co. v. United States Ex Rel. PeelerSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Howard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
- United States v. KnottSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
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3Cited by8 opinions
- McLeod, Comm. of Rev. v. Santa Fe Trail Trans. Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1943
- Orchards v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1984
- Iselin v. La CosteCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1945
- Weinberger v. New York Stock ExchangeDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1971
- Twentier v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1953
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