Legal Opinion
Missouri ex rel. Pemiscot County v. Western Surety Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 3, 1995No. Nos. 94-2217, 94-2400PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
Jack L. Davis is the Sheriff of Pemiscot County, Missouri (“the County”). Western Surety Company (“Western”) is the surety on a $50,000 “official bond” that Sheriff Davis posted pursuant to Mo.Rev.Stat. § 57.020, guaranteeing that he would “faithfully discharge his duties as Sheriff.” The County commenced this diversity action to recover the full amount of Western’s bond, alleging that Sheriff Davis breached his official duty to the County by failing to pay over prisoner transportation fees received from the United States Marshals Service (“USMS”). After Western filed a…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- McNutt v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Saint Paul Mercury Indemnity Co. v. Red Cab Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- DeWitt v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1984
- Simon Zunamon v. W. G. Brown, J. P. Brown, Sr., and J. E. (Doc) BrownCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1969
- Michael Larkin v. Thomas BrownCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
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3Cited by41 opinions
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- State of Missouri Ex Rel. Pemiscot County, Missouri, Plaintiff/appellee/cross-Appellant v. Western Surety Company, Defendant/appellant/cross-Appellee v. Jack L. Davis, Third Party-Defendant/appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Commercial Coverage, Inc. v. Paradigm Ins. Co.District Court, E.D. Missouri · 1998
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