Christmas v. Buckley

COLEMAN, District Judge.

The question presented relates to the liability of a surety on a supersedeas bond given pursuant to Rule 73(d) of the Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C.A. following section 723c.

The case is now before the Court on a motion by plaintiff, J. Yancy Christmas, for a judgment against the United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company, the surety, on the supersedeas bond which was given by the defendant, Mrs. David A. Buckley, when she took an appeal from the judgment which this Court awarded to plaintiff against her on October 4th, 1940, in the sum of $4,764.90, in a suit which…