National Surety Co. v. Leflore County
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Mississippi; Edwin R. Holmes, Judge. Bill by the National Surety Company against Eefiore County, Miss., and another. From a decree dismissing its bill, and granting relief to the county on its cross-bill, complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
GRUBB, District Judge.
This is an appeal from a final decree, dismissing appellant’s bill of complaint, which was filed to cancel a bond executed by appellant, as surety, in favor of Leflore county, in the state of Mississippi, a municipal corporation, appellee, and also by the Itta Bena Banking & Trust Company, as principal, and granting to appellee Leflore county relief on its cross-bill, which sought the enforcement of the bond against the appellant and its codefendant, the Itta Bena Banking & Trust Company. The Itta Bena Banking & Trust Company had acted as depository of the public funds…
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