Legal Opinion

National Surety Corporation v. Fisher

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided November 10, 1958No. 45641PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EAGER, Judge.

Plaintiff, National Surety Corporation, instituted this suit by attachment on May, 26, 1954, against the defendant Fisher, and by summons in garnishment levied on a deposit standing in Fisher’s name in the State Bank of Lebanon. The answer of the garnishee admitted a deposit of $8,593.62, and it subsequently paid that money to the clerk of the court. The respondent Century Indemnity Company intervened, claiming a prior right to the fund. Following a jury-waived trial, the court sustained the attachment, but, on the merits, awarded the money to the intervenor. A considerable…

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2Cases cited55 opinions

  1. Prairie State Bank v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  2. United States v. Munsey Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
  3. Henningsen v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. of BaltimoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  4. Christmas v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
  5. Hardaway v. National Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1909

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. CraigMissouri Court of Appeals · 1963
  2. In Re Marrs-Winn Company, Inc., Debtor. Marrs-Winn Company, Inc. And J.S. Alberici Construction Company, Inc. v. Giberson Electric, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
  3. Capitol Indemnity Corp. v. Citizens National Bank of Fort ScottMissouri Court of Appeals · 2000
  4. Masterson v. PlummerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1961
  5. First State Bank v. Reorganized School District R-3, BunkerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1973

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