United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. United States

FOSTER, Circuit Judge.

The United States brought this suit against Alto A. Gunter and the United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company, respectively principal and surety on the official bond given by Gunter when acting as collector of customs for customs collection district No. 21, to recover $2,024.30, money embezzled by Wilbur Cooke, deputy collector for the same district. Motions of defendants for a directed verdict were overruled. The court charged the jury that defendants were liable and left nothing for the jury to decide but the amount of the embezzlement. There was a verdict in favor of…