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CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO. v. U.S.

No. 39.

314 U.S. 527 (1942)

CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO. ET AL. v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 5, 1942.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Joseph V. McEnery, with whom Mr. Thomas J. Clary was on the brief, for the Continental Casualty Co. et al.

Mr. Richard H. Demuth, with whom Assistant Solicitor General Fahy was on the brief, for the United States.

MR. JUSTICE REED delivered the opinion of the Court.

This certificate brings to this Court from the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit questions concerning the power of a District Court of the United States to relieve an innocent surety from the penalty of a forfeited recognizance.

The principal in the recognizance, "Herbert R. Short, was convicted in the District Court for the District of New Jersey on June 20...

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