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WELSH v. AMERICAN SURETY CO. OF NEW YORK

No. 13265.

186 F.2d 16 (1951)

WELSH v. AMERICAN SURETY CO. OF NEW YORK et al.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

January 17, 1951.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. O. Williams, San Angelo, Tex., for appellant.

Dorsey B. Hardeman, San Angelo, Tex., for appellees.

Before HUTCHESON, Chief Judge, and McCORD, and BORAH, Circuit Judges.

BORAH, Circuit Judge.

Steve Welsh sued V. O. Earnest, sheriff of Crockett County, Texas, and American Surety Company of New York, surety on the sheriff's official bond, to recover damages for personal injuries inflicted on Welsh during the course of and following his arrest. The action was dismissed on defendants' motion and plaintiff has appealed.

The only question here is whether the District Court had jurisdiction to hear and determine the complaint. Plaintiff...

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