City of Cheyenne v. Maryland Casualty Co.

KENNEDY, District Judge.

This is an action at law, brought upon a depositaiy bond by plaintiff, to recover of the defendant, as surety for the First National Bank of Cheyenne, Wyoming, a deposit of moneys in that bank lost to the plaintiff on account of the bank closing its doors. The case was originally brought in the state court and removed to this court, where it was tried to the court and jury. At the close of all the evidence both parties interposed a motion for a directed verdict, which left all questions of fact as well as law for a decision of the court. Inasmuch as several difficult…