INS. CO. OF NORTH AMERICA v. U. S. POSTAL SERVICE

No. 81-3546. Summary Calendar.

675 F.2d 756 (1982)

INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 14, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bolen & Erwin, Ltd., Leslie R. Leavoy, Jr., Alexandria, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

D. H. Perkins, Jr., John R. Halliburton, Asst. U. S. Attys., Shreveport, La., for defendant-appellee.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, REAVLEY and RANDALL, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Plaintiff Insurance Company of North America appeals the dismissal of its suit against defendant United States Postal Service. Because we agree with the district court that the claim in question is barred by sovereign immunity, we affirm.

The facts are not in serious dispute. On December 18, 1979, three bags of currency containing $100,000 each were delivered by Guaranty Bank and Trust Company of Alexandria, Louisiana via the Wells Fargo Company...

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