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United States v. National Surety Co., 254 U.S. 73 (1920)
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United States v. National Surety Co., 254 U.S. 73 (1920)
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United States v. National Surety Company Nos. 271 , 272 Submitted October 13, 1920 Decided November 8, 1920 254 U.S. 73
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
Syllabus
Revised Statute, § 3468, which gives a surety who pays to the United states the amount due on a bond of an insolvent debtor the priority enjoyed by the United States over other creditors under Rev.Stats. § 3466 does not entitle the surety to share equally with the United States when the estate is insufficient to satisfy the claim of the United States, and this construction is in harmony with a familiar rule of subrogation under which a surety liable only for part of a debt does not become subrogated to remedies available to the creditor unless he pays the whole debt or it is otherwise satisfied. P. 75.
262 F. 62 reversed.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," United States v. National Surety Co., 254 U.S. 73 (1920) in 254 U.S. 73 254 U.S. 74. Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GRII7FPJ9EREXIL.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." United States v. National Surety Co., 254 U.S. 73 (1920), in 254 U.S. 73, page 254 U.S. 74. Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GRII7FPJ9EREXIL.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in United States v. National Surety Co., 254 U.S. 73 (1920). cited in 1920, 254 U.S. 73, pp.254 U.S. 74. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GRII7FPJ9EREXIL.
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