Legal Opinion
People of Sioux County v. National Surety Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 20, 1928No. 196PublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stone
The respondent, a surety company, as surety, and the First National Bank of Harrison, Nebraska, a designated depository for county funds, as principal, gave their bond to Sioux County, Nebraska, the petitioner, in the sum of $30,000. The bond,* required by statute, was conditioned on the payment by the bank, on the order of the county treasurer, of all sums of money deposited with it by the county. The bank became insolvent and closed its doors when the county deposits amounted to $35,395.70. The present suit was brought in the district court of Sioux County, Nebraska, to recover from the…
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