Hunter v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM SHELBY Appeal from Chancery Court of Shelby County. — J. P. Young, Judge.
1Opinion of the Court
MR. Justice GÍReeh
delivered the opinion of the Court.. This bill was brought by the receivers of the Bank of Collierville to recover from the defendant guaranty company $25,000, the penalty of a certain fidelity bond executed by the company to cover losses to the bank occasioned by reason of fraud or dishonesty of the bank’s cashier, L. T. Ward.
The Bank of Collierville was placed in the hands of a receiver as an insolvent institution, and the defalcation of Ward upon investigation turned out to be about $38,000. Premiums had been duly paid on this bond, notice was regularly given, and the…
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- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1911
- Remington v. Fidelity & Deposit Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1902
- First National Bank v. Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1902
- Title Guaranty & Surety Co. v. NicholsSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
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- Milligan v. MFA Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1973
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