Legal Opinion
Citizens' Guaranty State Bank of Hutchins v. National Surety Co.
Texas Commission of Appeals
Decided February 13, 1924No. 431-3861PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStayton, J.
Citizens’ Guaranty State Bank of Hutchins brought this suit against the surety upon a fidelity bond, which undertook to indemnify the payee against losses arising from the malfeasance of one of its officers in the handling of money and securities. Judgment was in favor of the defendant, a surety company, in both the trial court and in the Court of Civil Appeals. 242 S. W. 488. One of the successful defenses was that the bank did not, within 90 day's, give notice to the company of the losses for which suit was brought, in accordance with a certain clause of the bond, compliance with which, it…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- United States v. BrittonSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Travelers' Ins. Co. of Hartford v. ScottCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1919
- Moore v. Waco Building Assn.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1898
- Taber v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1911
- Peoples M. Accident Ass'n v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1889
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Burns v. American Nat. Ins.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1926
- Latham v. Mountain States Mutual Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Commercial Standard Insurance v. HarperTexas Supreme Court · 1937
- Commercial Standard Ins. Co. v. HarperTexas Commission of Appeals · 1937
- Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. FunderburkCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1935
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