AMERICAN SURETY CO. OF NEW YORK v. INMON

No. 13311.

187 F.2d 784 (1951)

AMERICAN SURETY CO. OF NEW YORK v. INMON.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

March 28, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Burns, Milton H. Mitchell, Jackson, Miss., C. R. Bolton, Tupelo, Miss., for appellant.

Guy Mitchell, Sr., W. A. Blair, Tupelo, Miss., for appellee.

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


HUTCHESON, Chief Judge.

Brought upon a written agreement of indemnity1 executed by defendant in connection with, and in consideration of, plaintiff's execution as surety of defendant's bond as sheriff, the suit was to recover sums paid by plaintiff in settlement of a suit, brought against plaintiff and defendant on the sheriff's bond, for death damages.

The claim was that the suit had been settled in exact accordance with the provisions...

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