Legal Opinion
United States v. Fidelity & Deposit Co.
District Court, D. Vermont
Decided July 9, 1957No. Civ. A. No. 1752PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GIBSON, District Judge.
Statement Of the Case
This is a civil action brought by the United States of America, pursuant to the provisions of Section 1345, Title 28, U. S. Code, for alleged shortages in the accounts of a Post Office employee in the Burlington, Vermont, Post Office. The action was filed on December 28, 1954, and in it the United States of America seeks to recover $30,000 from defendant Century Indemnity Company, $15,000 from defendant Maryland Casualty Company or United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, and $40,000 from defendant Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland.
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- United States v. American Surety Co. of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
- Reconstruction Finance Corporation v. United Distillers Products Corp. And N. Tully SemelCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
3Cited by4 opinions
- Albert Fetter and Mary Louise Fetter, His Wife, Jointly v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1959
- Peerless Ins. Co. v. SOUTH BOSTON STORAGE WAREHOUSEMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- United States v. Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland, United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, and Century Indemnity CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958
- Peerless Insurance v. South Boston Storage & Warehouse, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986