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United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Riefler, 239 U.S. 17 (1915)
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United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Riefler, 239 U.S. 17 (1915)
United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company v. Riefler No. 11 Argued October 27, 1915 Decided November 1, 1915 239 U.S. 17
CERTIFICATE FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT
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An instrument agreeing to indemnify a bond company for giving an official bond, signed and sealed and delivered to the officer to be bonded with authority to deliver it to the bonding company, and which was so delivered and was relied upon by the bonding company in issuing its bond, held, in this case, to have been a completed contract on the delivery thereof to the bonding company which was not required to notify the parties thereto of its acceptance.
The facts, which involve the liability of defendants on a bond of indemnity to a surety company, are stated in the opinion.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Riefler, 239 U.S. 17 (1915) in 239 U.S. 17 239 U.S. 23. Original Sources, accessed August 30, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=2J6N85BQF9WAWE1.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Riefler, 239 U.S. 17 (1915), in 239 U.S. 17, page 239 U.S. 23. Original Sources. 30 Aug. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=2J6N85BQF9WAWE1.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Riefler, 239 U.S. 17 (1915). cited in 1915, 239 U.S. 17, pp.239 U.S. 23. Original Sources, retrieved 30 August 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=2J6N85BQF9WAWE1.
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