Legal Opinion
Riggs v. American Surety Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided April 24, 1950No. 39311PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PONDER, Justice.
The plaintiff brought suit against the defendant seeking to recover $2,782.29 with 5% per annum interest and 10% as attorneys fees. The lower court rejected his demand and he has appealed.
In this suit the plaintiff is seeking to recover under three surety 'bonds in the amount of $2,000.00, $2,000.00 and $1?-000.00 respectively insuring the plaintiff against larceny, theft, embezzlement, forgery, misappropriation, wrongful abstraction, wilful misapplication and other fraudulent or dishonest acts that might be committed by Lawerence Ebarb, Fred Rivers, and Henry F. Martin. The…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Curran & Treadaway, Inc. v. American Bonding Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1939
- Crescent Cigar & Tobacco Co. v. National Casualty Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1934
3Cited by3 opinions
- Standard Brass & Mfg. Co. v. Maryland Casualty Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1963
- Service Enterprises, Inc. v. National Surety Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1963
- Boling v. Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New YorkLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1963