United States v. National Surety Corp., 309 U.S. 165 (1940)

Name: United States v. National Surety Corp., 309 U.S. 165 (1940) - Syllabus
Author: U.S. Supreme Court

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United States v. National Surety Corp.

No. 236

Argued January 9, 10, 1940
Decided February 5, 1940
309 U.S. 165

CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

Syllabus

A private user of the mails may not, without the express or implied consent of the United States, bring suit on the bond of a postmaster (in which the United States is the sole obligee) for consequential damages resulting from misdelivery of mail. P. 169.

103 F.2d 450 affirmed.

Certiorari, 308 U.S. 534, to review the affirmance of a judgment of the District Court, 23 F.Supp. 411, dismissing the complaint in an action on a postmaster’s bond.

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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," United States v. National Surety Corp., 309 U.S. 165 (1940) in 309 U.S. 165 309 U.S. 166–309 U.S. 167. Original Sources, accessed May 7, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=YM66DW9TNHB7NJX.

MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." United States v. National Surety Corp., 309 U.S. 165 (1940), in 309 U.S. 165, pp. 309 U.S. 166–309 U.S. 167. Original Sources. 7 May. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=YM66DW9TNHB7NJX.

Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in United States v. National Surety Corp., 309 U.S. 165 (1940). cited in 1940, 309 U.S. 165, pp.309 U.S. 166–309 U.S. 167. Original Sources, retrieved 7 May 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=YM66DW9TNHB7NJX.

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