Fidelity & Deposit Co. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In Error to the.Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
1Opinion of the Court
WALEACE, Circuit Judge.
This is a writ of error by the defendant in the court below to review a judgment for the plaintiff rendered upon the veydict of a jury.
The action was brought against the defendant as a surety upon a bond executed to the United States by one Conkling, as principal, conditioned for the faithful performance by Conkling of a contract entered into May 18, 1899, between Conkling and the United States. The contract provided that Conkling should remove “the stone owned by the United States, stored on the south side of the cut through Dyckman’s Meadows,” amounting to 235,000…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Schuyler v. . SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Haynes v. . AldrichNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Coughran v. BigelowSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- United States v. FreelSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
- Board of Commissioners of Pilots v. ClarkNew York Court of Appeals · 1865
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3Cited by2 opinions
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