COLUMBIA HOSPITAL v. UNITED STATES FIDELITY & G. CO.

No. 10522.

188 F.2d 654 (1951)

COLUMBIA HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN AND LYING-IN ASYLUM v. UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided March 15, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard I. Nordlinger, Washington, D. C., with whom Milton W. King, Wallace Luchs, Jr. and Ellis B. Miller, all of Washington, D. C., were on the brief for appellant.

Thomas S. Jackson, Washington, D. C., with whom Louis M. Denit, A. Leckie Cox and P. Baxter Davis, all of Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before CLARK, BAZELON, and WASHINGTON, Circuit Judges.


WASHINGTON, Circuit Judge.

The questions here presented, relative to the coverage of a standard form of surety bond, have frequently been considered in other jurisdictions, but apparently never before by this court. Is liability to be limited to the amount stated in the bond, in respect of a named employee, regardless of the number of years that the bond has been in effect? Or is liability to be imposed, up to the stated...

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