Legal Opinion
Fidelity & Deposit Co. v. National Bank of Commerce
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided December 21, 1907PublishedCited by 17 opinions
Appeal from the District Court of Dallas County. Tried below before Hon. Bichard Morgan.
1Opinion of the Court
TALBOT, Associate Justice.
The Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland brought this suit against the National Bank of Commerce of Dallas, J. B. Adoue and W. Illingworth. The bank is sought to be made liable upon the following instrument in writing, which is made the basis of the suit:
“The National Bank of Commerce,
“Dallas, Texas, June 10, 1901.
“$10,159.00.
“The National Bank of Commerce, of Dallas, Texas.
“On failure on our part to comply with a certain contract existing between the First National Bank Building Company, Limited, of, Shreveport,. La., and ourselves, in which we agree to erect a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- People's Bank v. National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Blair & Hoge v. WilsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1877
- City National Bank of Fort Worth v. StoutTexas Supreme Court · 1884
- Farmers' & Merchants' Nat. Bank v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1896
- Umscheid v. ScholzTexas Supreme Court · 1891
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Ellis v. Citizens' National BankNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1918
- Citizens' Nat. Bank of Cameron v. Good Roads Gravel Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1921
- Norton Grocery Co. v. Peoples National BankSupreme Court of Virginia · 1928
- Wood v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1911
- City Nat. Bank of Wellington v. MorganCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1924
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