Legal Opinion
State v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided January 23, 1929No. 6PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wolcott,
Chancellor, delivering the opinion of the court:
In this case no distinction has been sought to be drawn by the attorneys for the parties between charges for freight and charges for demurrage. We shall accordingly assume that no such distinction exists.
The statute under which the bond was given is of a type quite generally found in many of the states, as well as in the Federal jurisdiction. Neither at the árgument nor in the briefs has any suggestion been made that the Delaware statute is in any substantial respect different in meaning and purpose from the statutes found in the other…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Brogan v. National Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Title Guaranty & Trust Co. of Scranton v. Crane Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1910
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. United States Ex Rel. BartlettSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- American Surety Co. v. Lawrenceville Cement Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maine · 1901
- Taylor v. ConnettCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1921
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Standard Ins. Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Standard Accident Insurance v. U. S. ex rel. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Board of Public Education v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Superior Court of Delaware · 1930
- City of Stuart ex rel. Florida East Coast Ry. Co. v. American Surety Co. of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1930
- Somers Construction Co. v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1940
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