Legal Opinion
McVey v. Gross
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided March 15, 1926No. 3537PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ATWELL, District Judge.
United States Marshal S. L. Gross executed a bond with the defendant Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland as surety, which provided that “the said Samuel L. Gross, by himself and by his deputies, shall faithfully perform all of the duties of said office of marshal.” The plaintiffs brought a suit in the state court against the marshal for the negligent killing of Mrs. Margaret Zeimett by W. R. High-tower, who was one of the deputies of the marshal. Hightower was not sued. The suit ran against the marshal and his surety alone.
The petition alleged: “Said Hightower, while…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Covell v. HeymanSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Robertson v. SichelSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- West v. CabellSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Lammon v. FeusierSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- National Surety Co. v. State Savings BankCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1907
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Virgil Norton, Virgil Wesley and James Chapman v. James P. McShaneCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- Swanson v. WillisDistrict Court, D. Alaska · 1953
- Brann v. McBurnettDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1939
- Ætna Casualty & Surety Co. v. ClarkTexas Commission of Appeals · 1941
- Virgil Norton, Virgil Wesley and James Chapman v. James P. McShaneCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
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