American Surety Co. v. Sandberg

Citations

• 225 F. 150
• 1915 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1233

Syllabus

<p>1. Indemnity <§=>11—Liability of Indemnitor—Grounds.</p> <p>A surety, against which a judgment has been rendered for default of the principal, may, without showing payment of the judgment, recover from an indemnitor, who has agreed to save the surety harmless against every demand and judgment, and place the surety in funds to meet every demand.</p> <p>[Ed. Note.—For other cases, see Indemnity, Cent. Dig. §§ 21-25; Dec. Dig. @=>11.]</p> <p>2. Stipulations @=>14—Operation—Amendment of Pleading.</p> <p>The effect of a stipulation between a surety and its Indemnitor as to surety’s items of expense incurred in defending a suit against it for default of the principal is to amend the complaint, setting forth the contract of indemnity and averring the rendition of judgment against the surety for a specified sum.</p> <p>[Ed. Note.—For other eases, see Stipulations, Cent. Dig. §§ 24-37; Dec. Dig. @=>14.]</p> <p>8. Evidence- @=349—Records of Judicial Proceedings—Authentication-Statutory Provisions—Applicability.</p> <p>Rev. St. § 905 (Comp. St 1913, § 1519), providing for the authentication of the records of judicial proceedings of the courts of any state or territory, applies only to the authentication of records of judicial proceedings in the states and territories, and does not provide for the authentication of judicial proceedings in foreign countries.</p> <p>[Ed. Note.—For other cases, see Evidence, Cent. Dig. §§ 1384-1387; Dec. Dig. @=>349.]</p> <p>4. Pleading @=>122—Denial of Matters on Information and Belief—Presumptions.</p> <p>To deprive a defendant of the right under the Code of Washington to interpose a denial on information and belief, the matter so denied must be presumptively within his knowledge.</p> <p>■ [Ed. Note.—For other cases, see Pleading, Cent. Dig. §§1 249-252; Dec. Dig. @=>122.]</p> <p>5. Pleading @=>122—Denial of Matters on Information and Belief—Presumption—“Access to Public Records.”</p> <p>A defendant has such presumptive knowledge of his perso