Piedmont Grocery Co. v. Hawkins
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Mineral County. Action by the Piedmont Grocery Companjr against Arta E. Hawkins and the United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company and others. Demurrer of defendant United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company, surety on the fidelity bond of defendant Hawkins, to plaintiff’s evidence sustained, and plaintiff adjudged to take nothing 'by suit, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Miller, Judge:
The judgment to which this writ of error is prosecuted, pronounced December 30, 1919, sustained the demurrer of the defendant United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company, surety on the fidelity bond of defendant Arta F. Hawkins, to 'the evidence of the plaintiff, and adjudged that plaintiff take nothing by its suit and that defendant recover its costs.
The bond originally executed by principal and surety, dated August 15, 1906', was renewed annually thereafter, subject to the same covenants and conditions, up- to August 15, 1918, whereby said surety,- for the consideration…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Fidelity & Deposit Co. v. CourtneySupreme Court of the United States · 1902
- Trippe v. Provident Fund SocietyNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- DeJernette v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1896
- Towle v. Ionia, Eaton & Barry Farmers' Mutual Fire InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1892
- Castner v. Farmers' Mutual Fire InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1883
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