Legal Opinion
United States v. American Surety Co. of New York
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided February 13, 1948No. Civ. No. 2074PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, District Judge.
This is an action brought by the United States of America to recover from a surety company which wrote a bond conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties of a postal employee.
Defendant admits that it is liable for $2,000, the face amount of the bond as originally written and has tendered payment of that amount.
The plaintiff claims that it is entitled to recover on the bond, the amount of $3,-865.97, the total amount of the embezzlement of the employee from October 26, 1935 to November 27, 1944, the period during which the bond was in effect, less recoveries…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. HoodSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1946
- Ladies of the Modern Maccabees v. Illinois Surety Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1917
- Brulatour v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1936
- Fourth & First Bank & Trust Co. v. Fidelity & Deposit Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1925
- Ætna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Commercial State Bank of RantoulDistrict Court, E.D. Illinois · 1926
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3Cited by4 opinions
- United States v. American Surety Co. of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
- United States v. Maryland Casualty Co.District Court, D. Maryland · 1955
- In re RisingNew York Surrogate's Court · 1952
- United States v. American Surety Co. of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949