American Surety Co. v. United States

BROWN, .District Judge.

We find no error in the instructions of the Circuit Court, submitting to the jury the question of the amount of damages resulting to the United States from Morgan’s breach of contract, nor in the jury’s verdict as an assessment of the amount of the plaintiff’s damages. Whether the court should have entered judgment for the amount of the verdict is a question of some difficulty! The informal brief statement of defense set up a former recovery in an action on the bond, and payment of a judgment of $6,643.38. The defendant’s brief concedes that the satisfaction of this…