Legal Opinion
Baltimore Bank & Trust Company v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 18, 1971No. 20045PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEHAFFY, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from a judgment awarded plaintiff, Baltimore Bank & Trust Company, against its Bonding Company, United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company, under a bankers’ blanket bond for a loss sustained by reason of its acceptance of a promissory note on a loan, it being later determined that the note was forged. We affirm.
This is a diversity case and the substantive law of Missouri is controlling.
The trial was to a jury and defendant’s request for submission of special questions resulted in a special verdict, the jury finding that the Bank sustained a loss in the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- The Western Casualty and Surety Company, a Corporation v. Southwestern Bell, Telephone Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
- McMICHAEL v. AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1965
- Luella Davis v. Liberty Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1962
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