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Deal v. United States, 274 U.S. 277 (1927)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Deal v. United States, 274 U.S. 277 (1927)
Deal v. United States No. 344 Submitted April 25, 1927 Decided May 16, 1927 274 U.S. 277
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
Syllabus
1. A postmaster is not liable as an insurer under Rev.Stats. § 3846 for the loss of a registered package containing money which belongs to the United States but which is not such that it may be "ordered by the Postmaster General to be transferred or paid out." P. 279.
2. Under Postal Regulation of 1913, §§ 291 and 940, a postmaster and his surety are responsible for registered mail "lost or rifled," when the post office "has been robbed," only if the "depredation or loss be due to negligence or disregard of the Regulations." P. 280.
3. Charge for witness travel outside the district are not taxable against a defeated party to a civil action in the District Court for Alaska. P. 284.
11 F.2d 3 reversed.
Certiorari (271 U.S. 656) to a judgment of the circuit court of appeals which affirmed a judgment of the district court for the Territory of Alaska in favor of the United States in a suit against a postmaster and his surety for money abstracted from a registered package.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Deal v. United States, 274 U.S. 277 (1927) in 274 U.S. 277 Original Sources, accessed July 13, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LL5HJIBX3DK8TKC.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Deal v. United States, 274 U.S. 277 (1927), in 274 U.S. 277, Original Sources. 13 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LL5HJIBX3DK8TKC.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Deal v. United States, 274 U.S. 277 (1927). cited in 1927, 274 U.S. 277. Original Sources, retrieved 13 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LL5HJIBX3DK8TKC.
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