Legal Opinion

Chain v. Wilhelm

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided June 8, 1936No. 4007Published

1Opinion of the Court

84 F.2d 138 (1936)

CHAIN

v.

WILHELM.

No. 4007.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

June 8, 1936.

P. J. Crogan, of Kingwood, W. Va., for appellant.

F. E. Parrack, of Kingwood, W. Va., for appellee.

Before PARKER, NORTHCOTT, and SOPER, Circuit Judges.

SOPER, Circuit Judge.

The crucial question to be determined in this case is whether the obligation of an individual surety upon a depository bond given by a bank to secure the repayment of funds deposited by trustees in bankruptcy expires with the death of the surety. On July 30, 1924, the Kingwood National Bank of Kingwood, W. Va., as principal, and…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Jordan v. DobbinsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1877
  2. Bedford v. KelleyMichigan Supreme Court · 1913
  3. Gay v. WardSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1895
  4. Buckeye Cotton Oil Co. v. AmrheinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1929
  5. Emery v. . BaltzNew York Court of Appeals · 1884

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