Legal Opinion
General Casualty Co. Of America v. Second Nat. Bank of Houston
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 27, 1950No. 12734_1PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLMES, Circuit Judge.
This is an action under the Declaratory Judgments Act, as amended, to declare the rights and legal relations of the parties with reference to their respective claims against the United States, and their several rights to the proceeds of government contracts, which are now held in trust. Section 274(d) of Judicial Code, as amended, 28 U.S.C.A. § 400, now Sections 2201 and 2202 of new Judicial Code, new Title 28 U.S.C.A.
The appellant was surety on the payment and performance bonds of a government contractor, who defaulted on his contracts. The Government terminated the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Prairie State Bank v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Martin v. National Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Town of River Junction v. Maryland Casualty Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1940
- Kane v. First Nat. Bank of El Paso, Tex.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1932
- Coconut Grove Exchange Bank v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1945
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3Cited by23 opinions
- The National Shawmut Bank of Boston v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1969
- National Surety Corporation v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1955
- National Surety Corp. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1955
- Wolverine Insurance Company v. PhillipsDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1958
- American Fidelity Company, a Corporation, and New Hampshire Fire Insurance Company, a Corporation v. National City Bank of Evansville, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1959
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