Legal Opinion
Great American Indemnity Co. v. State
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided May 7, 1952No. 3PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wolcott, Justice,
delivering the opinion of the court:
This appeal involves the construction of the provisions of a lost securities bond. The precise question at issue is the right of the appellees (hereinafter referred to as plaintiffs) to recover from the appellant (hereinafter referred to as defndant) reasonable attorneys’ fees in connection with litigation arising from the withdrawal of funds representing distribution dividends in a receivership due the plaintiffs.
The facts giving rise to the filing of the bond are as follows :
The plaintiffs are the heirs-at-law of two stockholders of…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Darling Apartment Co. v. SpringerSupreme Court of Delaware · 1941
- Federal Surety Co. v. Basin Construction Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1931
- Stephenson v. Commonwealth & Southern Corp.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1933
- Southwest Nat. Bank v. Employers' Indemnity Corp.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1929
- In re First Account of Equitable Trust Co.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1943
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- McClain v. FaraoneSuperior Court of Delaware · 1977
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