Legal Opinion

National Surety Corp. v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 20, 1944No. 10684PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.

This is another suit against a surety on a bond1 given to secure the payment of a fine imposed under the provisions of Sec. 20(a), Immigration Act of 1924,2 for failure to detain on board an alien sea*834piáfi'after'b.eiríg required to do so. Tried on.a.stipulation,3 admitting the order' to detain and the failure, to do so, it would seem that' -without more ado, the judgment against the surety should be affirmed on the authority of Indemnity Ins. Co. v. United States, 5 Cir., 74 F.2d 22, 23. Here, as there, “The ‘case is at last one of a simple suit on a. bond, the…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. United States Ex Rel. London v. PhelpsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1927
  2. Compagnie Generale Transatlantique v. EltingSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
  3. Lloyd Royal Belge Societe Anonyme v. EltingCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1932
  4. Johnson v. Keating Ex Rel. TarantinoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1926
  5. Flora v. RustadCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1925

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. United States v. Seaboard Surety Company, National Surety Corporation v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1957
  2. Tebbs v. Baker-Whitely Towing Co.District Court, D. Maryland · 1964
  3. United States v. Seaboard Surety Co.District Court, D. Maryland · 1956
  4. West Indian Co. v. RootCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1945

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