Legal Opinion
United States v. Roman Mendoza-Acuna, and International Fidelity Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 27, 1985No. 84-1313PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MERRILL, Circuit Judge:
International Fidelity Insurance (IFI) appeals pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 from a judgment of the district court holding IFI liable as a surety on a dishonored appearance bond.
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In September 1982, Donald Murphy and Kenneth Chambers were employees of Central Surety Associates (CSA). Chambers and Murphy had also been appointed lawful agents and attorneys-in-fact by IFI. IFI had limited Murphy’s authority to posting bonds of not more than $25,000. Chambers had been granted authority to post bonds up to $100,000.
On September 1, 1982, Roman Mendoza-Acuna was released from…
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