Legal Opinion
Southern Surety Co. v. Braley
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 26, 1933No. 9488PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOOTH, Circuit Judge.
This is a suit in equity brought by Bertha L. Braley and Dorothy L. Braley to recover a balance alleged to be due upon a bond given to secure the performance of a lease. Appellant was surety on the bond.
The suit was commenced in the state court of Missouri, and was duly transferred to the federal court on the ground of diversity of citizenship, and the requisite jurisdictional amount involved. It was commenced as an action at law, but by amended pleadings was converted into a suit in equity and transferred to the equity side of the court.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- United States v. National Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Jenkins v. National Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Hampton v. PhippsSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Chamberlain v. St. Paul & Sioux City RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- National Surety Co. v. Salt Lake CountyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1925
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Borserine v. Maryland Casualty Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1940
- Standard Surety & Casualty Co. of New York v. Standard Acc. Ins.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1939
- Andrews v. St. Louis Joint Stock Land BankCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1942
- Amick v. Columbia Casualty Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1939
- Ward v. First Nat. Bank of CaruthersvilleCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1935