Legal Opinion
Fouts v. Maryland Casualty Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 14, 1929No. 2775PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NORTHCOTT, Circuit Judge.
The appellant, Pouts, was appointed receiver of People’s National Bank of Salisbury, N. C. The appellee brought this action against the receiver, to compel the allowance and payment of dividends on its claim upon an indemnity agreement, executed by the bank. The agreement was contained in the bank’s application for a bond, by which the bank, as principal, and the appellee, as surety, undertook that the official deposits of the state treasurer of the state of North Carolina, up to a named sum, would be repaid on demand. The bond was applied for on January 20,1923, and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Merrill v. National Bank of JacksonvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- White v. KnoxSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Jenkins v. National Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. FoutsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1926
- American Surety Co. of New York v. De CarleCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1928
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3Cited by22 opinions
- American Surety Co. v. Bethlehem National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Rudd-Melikian, Inc. v. Henry T. Merritt, Doing Business as Coffee Service Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1960
- Wynne v. Town of Great FallsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2004
- Rollins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2006
- Gabbs Exploration Company v. Stewart L. Udall, Secretary of the InteriorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
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