Legal Opinion
Fidelity & Deposit Co. v. Union Trust Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 21, 1942No. 255PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AUGUSTUS N. HAND, Circuit Judge.
London Guarantee & Accident Company (which we shall call London) is a casualty company doing business in Rochester, New York. The offices were in charge of one O’Connell, whose duties consisted of investigation and settlement of claims resulting from accidents involving automobiles insured by the company. O’Connell entered into a conspiracy with a doctor named Kauffman and with others to defraud the company by making fraudulent claims to the home office of London for .alleged accidents.
By false reports O’Connell obtained authorizations to settle what his…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Shipman v. Bank of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Cohen v. Lincoln Savings BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
- City of New York v. Bronx County Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1933
- Strang v. Westchester County National BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1923
- Halsey v. Bank of New York & Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1936
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Atlantic National Bank of Jacksonville, Florida Little River Bank and Trust Company and First National Bank of Palm Beach v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1957
- United States v. First Nat. Bank & Trust Co.District Court, W.D. North Carolina · 1950
- Atlantic National Bank of Jacksonville, Florida Little River Bank and Trust Company and First National Bank of Palm Beach v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1957