Legal Opinion
Bank of America v. Dowdy
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 25, 1960No. Civ. 24728PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*692HERNDON, J.
This is an appeal by the plaintiff from a judgment in favor of the defendant General Casualty Company (hereinafter called “the Casualty Company”) in an action against a notary public and his bonding company on his official bond to recover for damages alleged to have resulted from the fraud and deception of the notary. Dowdy, the notary, failed to appear and no appeal has been taken from the default judgment entered against him.
The facts are not in dispute and were stipulated to be as follows: “ [T]hat H. M. Dowdy was appointed a notary public and that on July 9, 1954, the defendant…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Bridges v. PriceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1928
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3Cited by17 opinions
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