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UNITED STATES v. EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY COMPANY

No. 15372.

226 F.2d 895 (1955)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY COMPANY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit.

November 2, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Green, Atty., Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (Geo. S. Leonard, Acting Asst. Atty. Gen., Francis E. Van Alstine, U. S. Atty., Sioux City, Iowa, and Melvin Richter, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., were with him on the brief), for appellant.

D. J. Fairgrave, Des Moines, Iowa, for appellee.

Before WOODROUGH, VOGEL and STONE, Circuit Judges.

WOODROUGH, Circuit Judge.

This appeal arises out of an action by the United States to recover damages for spoilage and conversion of corn stored with Burt Grain Company, a licensed warehousing firm under the laws of Iowa, operated by C. L. and W. R. Burt as copartners.

As a condition of its licensing, Burt Grain Company had obtained a warehouseman's bond, under which appellee, as surety, assumed liability for damages growing out of the operation of Burt Grain...

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