Benvega v. United States Surety Co.

This is an action brought by an assignee of a number of claims against the defendant, a surety company in the city of New York, upon a bond given by the defendant for a so-called steamship ticket agent, its principal, pursuant to chapter 185, p. 263, of the Laws of 19Ó7. This statute provided that all corporations, firms, and persons engaged in the selling of steamship or railroad tickets for transportation to or from foreign countries, who in connection with said business carry on the business of receiving deposits of money for the purpose of transmitting the same or the equivalent thereof…