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Shwarz v. United States

United States Court of Claims

Decided April 2, 1900No. 21202PublishedCited by 4 opinions

On the Proofs. The Reporters' statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court. I. In 1890 Pedro de Napoles was a registered distiller in the-fourth collection district of California.

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On the Proofs. The Reporters' statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court. I. In 1890 Pedro de Napoles was a registered distiller in the-fourth collection district of California. The claimant, Herman Shwarz, was one of the sureties on his bond,' which was in the penal sum of $8,600, and the condition of which was as-follows: “Now, therefore, if the said Pedro do Napoles shall, in all respects, faithfully comply with all the provisions of law and regulations in relation to the duties and business of distillers of brandy from apples, peaches, or grapes,…

1Opinion of the CourtHowry, J.

Pedro de Napoles was, in 1890, a registered distiller in the fourth collection district of California. Herman Shwarz, the claimant, was one of the sureties on this distiller’s bond in the penal sum of $8,600, the condition of which was that if said Napoles should in all respects faithfully comply with all the provisions of law and regulations in relation to the duties and business of distillers of brandies from apples, peaches, or grapes exclusively, and should pay all penalties incurred or fines imposed on him for a violation of any of the said provisions, then the obligation should be void,…

2Cases cited8 opinions

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  2. United States v. BehanSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
  3. United States v. State BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
  4. Bayne v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
  5. Hitchcock v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1892

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