Legal Opinion
Santa Fe General Office Credit Union v. Gilberts
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided May 29, 1973No. 56177PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Goldberg
The legal problems to be unraveled here stem from a most unfortunate series of defalcations from a credit union by a trusted fiduciary and officer. Suit was originally filed by Sante Fe General Office Credit Union (plaintiff) against its former treasurer, Gottar A. Gilberts (defendant), and also against National Surety Corporation (National) which had acted as surety on his official bonds. In addition, National filed a counterclaim seeking indemnity against defendant.
Plaintiff filed motions for summary judgments against defendant and National. These motions were denied. National filed a…
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