Legal Opinion

Maryland Casualty Company v. State Bank & Trust Company

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 5, 1970No. 28464PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DYER, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal we are called upon to decide, on undisputed evidence, whether a loss suffered by State Bank was covered by its standard form banker’s blanket bond issued by Maryland. The District Court found that the bond insured against the loss and entered judgment for State Bank. We disagree and reverse.

The facts are uncomplicated. Behring and Behring, a partnership composed of Arthur H. Behring and Melvin A. Behring, owned and operated San Marcos Compress, a licensed and bonded warehouse, located in San Marcos, Texas. As bales of cotton were received at the warehouse…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Langnes v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  3. United States & Interstate Commerce Commission v. American Railway Express Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
  4. United States v. Ada Belle Winthrop, Individually and as Under the Will of Guy L. Winthrop, DeceasedCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  5. The Exchange National Bank of Olean v. Insurance Company of North AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Calcasieu-Marine National Bank of Lake Charles v. American Employers' Insurance Co., Louisiana Bank & Trust Co., Cross v. The Employers Liability Assurance Corp., CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
  2. National City Bank of Minneapolis v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1989
  3. Bar L Ranch, Inc., and in Intervention-Appellant v. Robert L. Phinney, United States of America, in Intervention-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
  4. Hennigan v. Chargers Football Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
  5. Liberty National Bank v. Aetna Life & Casualty Co.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1983

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