Legal Opinion
Pellas v. Ocean Accident & Guarantee Corp.
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 25, 1938No. Civ. 10521PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpence, J.
Plaintiff sought to recover upon a fidelity bond issued by defendant. The cause was tried by the court sitting without a jury and from a judgment in favor of plaintiff for $20,000 and interest, defendant appeals.
The evidence appears to be without conflict in all of its material aspects. Plaintiff was an importer of coffee with his offices in San Francisco. He bought large quantities of coffee during 1931 and 1932 from one Hoyos, an exporter of-coffee at Manizales, Colombia. Prior to the issuance of the bond by defendant, plaintiff had made inquiry through banks concerning the financial…
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