Legal Opinion
Breslin v. National Surety Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 15, 1930No. 4267PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, District Judge.
This is an action in assumpsit on a written indemnity agreement by the National Surety Company against John E. Zerbey and Andrew Breslin. The case was submitted to the jury and a verdict was rendered in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendant, Breslin, for $39,046.18. From the judgment entered on this verdict, an appeal has been taken to this court.
Zerbey was in the liquor business prior to National Prohibition. On the passage of the Volstead Act, 27 U.S.C.A. § 1 et seq., he desired to continue in the wholesale liquor business, but to do so he was required to…
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Peter J. Petrole v. George A. Fetter, Inc. And George Castimore v. Lewis YezarskiCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
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