Legal Opinion
Latham v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided October 23, 1972No. 46795PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
267 So.2d 895 (1972)
P.U. "Jack" LATHAM, d/b/a Latham Oil Company
v.
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY COMPANY.
No. 46795.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
October 23, 1972.
W.T. Denman, III, Eupora, for appellant.
Brooks, Guyton & Shaw, Kosciusko, for appellee.
INZER, Justice:
The principal question to be decided in this case is whether the parties to a fidelity bond, or a fidelity insurance contract, can legally contract so as to provide for a shorter period of limitation than prescribed by the applicable statute of limitations. We hold that Mississippi Code 1942 Annotated, Section 724 (1956), prohibits…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Jones v. DyerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1954
- Stuyvesant Ins. v. A. C. Smith Motor Sales Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1924
- Standard Accident Insurance v. BroomMississippi Supreme Court · 1916
- Webster v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1934
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