Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Bank of Palm Beach & Trust Co.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
LETTS, Judge.
This case arises because the trial court granted a motion to dismiss following it with a final judgment in favor of the mov-.ant. We affirm.
The background involves a large construction company with a loan outstanding at the appellee bank, said loan unrelated to any construction projects affected hereunder. During the pendency of the loan the appellant, Aetna Casualty, had issued a series of bonds encompassing various building projects undertaken by the construction company. Subsequently the construction company was unable to pay its subcontractors and materialmen, and Aetna was…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Kane v. First Nat. Bank of El Paso, Tex.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1932
- Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, Etc. v. Atlantic National Bank of West Palm BeachCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Northside Bank of Tampa v. Electrical Enterprises, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1978
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