United States Ex Rel. Kinney v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT. Motion to dismiss or affirm. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum opinion by direction of the court.
By Mr. Chief Justice White.
The trial court instructed a verdict for the defendant, and the court below affirmed its action. The suit was to recover upon the bond of a Clerk of a Circuit Court. 186 Fed. Rep. 477. We think a motion to affirm must prevail.
All the errors relied upon complain of a refusal to grant a motion of the plaintiff for judgment because of the insufficiency of “an affidavit of defense” and of various rulings made at the trial. Although the motion for judgment was denied, its merits were not passed upon, since the effect of the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Origet v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
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