Legal Opinion
City of Scranton v. Ætna Casualty & Surety Co.
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 4, 1935No. 3527PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATSON, District Judge,
This suit was brought by the city of Scranton against the FEtna Casualty & Surety Company, surety on the official bond' of George Deckelnick, city treasurer of the city of Scranton. The bond is dated January 6, 1930. It is in the sum of $80,000, and is to cover the term of Deckelnick as city treasurer from the first Monday in January, 1930, to the first Monday in January, 1934. The suit is for $54,493.29 less a credit of $13,-135.67, or $41,357.62. Interest is also claimed. The condition of the bond is as follows:
“Now, therefore, the condition of this obligation is such…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Perley v. County of MuskegonMichigan Supreme Court · 1875
- Wiley v. City of SpartaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
- Lamb v. DartSupreme Court of Georgia · 1899
- State Ex Rel. School District No. 4 v. McGrawMontana Supreme Court · 1925
- Commonwealth v. GodshawCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1891
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Howard v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1937
- City of Scranton v. Ætna Casualty & Surety Co.District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1937