Legal Opinion
Davis v. Mathews
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 30, 1966No. Nos. 10124, 10125PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. SPENCER BELL, Circuit Judge:
The West Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles was robbed of $360,000.-00. This controversy involves the distribution of a reward offered by an insurance company for the arrest and conviction of the person responsible and for the return of the money. By the terms of the offer the determination as to which persons should receive the reward was to be made by a committee of three prominent citizens named by the company. The committee determined that the award should be divided between Mrs. Hildegarde Mathews, Mrs. Mary Kathleen McIntyre and Mr. Grover T. Davis. An…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- United States v. MatthewsSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Ferrell v. State Compensation CommissionerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1934
- Schirm v. WiemanCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1906
- Board of Education v. AngelWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1915
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Grover T. Davis, Jr. v. Mrs. Hildegarde Mathews, Vernie Williams, Mrs. Opal Kiefer, Herbert Margon, Millard Wallace, John D. Warfield, William Markham, Mrs. Mary Kathleen McLntyre William A. Ballard, the Charleston National Bank, a National Banking Association, and Kanawha City Savings & Loan Company, a Corporation, Opal Kiefer and Millard Wallace v. Mrs. Hildegarde Mathews, Vernie Williams, Grover T. Davis, Jr., Herbert Margon, John D. Warfield, William Markham, Mrs. Mary Kathleen McIntyre William A. Ballard, the Charleston National Bank, a National Banking Association, and Kanawha City Savings & Loan Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966
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