Legal Opinion
Mellette Farmers' Elevator Co. v. H. Poehler Co.
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided February 11, 1927PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN B. SANBORN, District Judge.
The Fidelity & Deposit Company was the surety on a $25,000 grain shippers’ bond given by the H. Poehler Company, as a commission merchant, for the protection of such shippers as should do business with the company. The company became insolvent, and a receiver was appointed by this court. Suit was brought upon the bond, for the benefit of the obligees, against which the surety company defended. Judgment was entered against it for the full amount of the bond and interest, in all about $30,000. In the same action, the claims of the grain shippers who were within…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- United States v. National Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1920
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Union Bank & Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1915
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Centropolis Bank of Kansas City, Mo.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1927
- Griffin v. LongSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1910
- Smith v. YoungSupreme Court of Alabama · 1911
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