People v. Continental Casualty Co.

There is presented to us by this appeal the question whether the facts submitted to Special Term on the motion made to it for the remission of the forfeiture of bail of one Knapp permitted the exercise of any discretion in favor of the corporate surety.

Knapp and two others, Carroll and Smith, had been indicted for the crimes of extortion, grand larceny in the first degree, attempted extortion, attempted grand larceny in the second degree and personating public officer. Thereafter Knapp was admitted to bail on a recognizance conditioned in the sum of $3,500. The case was set for trial for…