Legal Opinion
National Valley Bank v. United Fidelity & Guaranty Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 14, 1929PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPrentis, C. J.
This is an appeal from a decree dismissing the petition of The National Valley Bank of Staunton against the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, surety upon the official bond of John A. Alexander, special commissioner in the cause of Cook v. Byers, the object of the petition being to recover of the surety $3,000.00 shown to have been advanced by the bank to Alexander.
The original suit of Cook v. Byers was for the parti*488tion of a tract of land among the six heirs at law of David H. Landes, deceased. Alexander, then an attorney at law in good standing, since a convicted embezzler and now…
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- Jameson v. RixeySupreme Court of Virginia · 1897
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- Pittman v. PITTMANSupreme Court of Virginia · 1968
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