Legal Opinion
Continental Casualty Co. v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 5, 1942No. 39PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Reed
This certificate brings to this Court from the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit questions concerning the power of a District Court of the United States to relieve an innocent surety from the penalty of a forfeited recognizance.
The principal in the recognizance, “Herbert R. Short, was convicted in the District Court for the District of New Jersey on June 20, 1940, upon two counts of an indictment charging conspiracy and was on that day directed to appear in the court on July 19, 1940, for sentence. On July 19, 1940, Short did not appear in the said court. The court thereupon ordered a…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Abilene Cotton Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Ford v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Taylor v. TaintorSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
- Durousseau v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1810
- Bate Refrigerating Co. v. SulzbergerSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
28 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by79 opinions
- Ex Parte CollettSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Andrus v. Glover Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
- De Reyes v. Waples Mobile Home Park Ltd. P'shipCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2018
- Cass v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- United States v. GiordanoCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972
74 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.