John Hancock Mut. Life Ins. v. Hurley

MAGRUDER, Circuit Judge.

This case, an aftermath of John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. Thompson, 1 Cir., 1944, 147 F.2d 761, presents a somewhat troublesome little point of procedure pertaining to recovery on a supersedeas bond for damages to the appellee resulting from delay incident to an unsuccessful appeal.

There was pending before the court below a proceeding brought by the United States for the condemnation of a term for years in the Hotel Buckminster, Boston. The owner of this property was Carlton Hotel, Inc., the debtor in reorganization proceedings also pending before the same…