Fidelity & Casualty Co. v. Lawler
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Hennepin county against W. L. Lawler as principal and Thomas Lawler and M. Breslauer as sureties upon a bond. From an order, Elliott, J., overruling his demurrer to the complaint, defendant Breslauer appealed.
Read the full summary
Action in the district court for Hennepin county against W. L. Lawler as principal and Thomas Lawler and M. Breslauer as sureties upon a bond. From an order, Elliott, J., overruling his demurrer to the complaint, defendant Breslauer appealed. The bond in suit was as follows: “Memorandum of agreement, made and entered into this 19th day of August, 1891, between W. L. Lawler, of Minneapolis, Minn., and Thomas Lawler, of Webster, Day county, S. D., and M. Breslauer, of Minneapolis, Minn., parties of the first part, and the Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York of the second part, witnesseth,…
1Opinion of the CourtBuck, J.
On or about August 6,1891, the Cargill Elevator Company, intending to employ one W. L. Lawler as its agent in receiving grain at its elevator and warehouse at Kindred, North Dakota, for one year, beginning on August 5, 1891, the Fidelity & Casualty Company of New York, for a consideration paid to it, gave a bond of indemnity to the Cargill Elevator Company against all acts involving fraud or dishonesty on the part of said Lawler. To indemnify the Fidélity & Casualty Company for its liability incurred by giving such bond, the defendant W. L. Lawler as principal, and the appellant and another…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Davis v. WellsSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Fidelity & Casualty Co. v. EickhoffSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
3Cited by3 opinions
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1930
- Esch v. WhiteSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1899
- Thompson v. MurphyNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1931