Legal Opinion
Borough of Totowa v. American Surety Co. of New York
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided February 18, 1963PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Wbintbatxb, C. j.
This is an action by the Borough of Totowa against American Surety Company of New York upon official bonds executed as surety for Wilbur Henry Hawthorne, tax collector, treasurer, and water registrar of the Borough. The case was tried without a jury. Both parties appealed from the judgment. We certified the matter before the Appellate Division heard it.
The pertinent facts are stated in connection with each of the issues.
I
The first issue concerns the application of certain payments made by Hawthorne to the Borough.
Hawthorne’s…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Meilink v. Unemployment Reserves Comm'n of Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Bohler v. CallawaySupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Massachusetts Bonding & Ins. Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1938
- Edmunds-Bouvier Savings & Loan Ass'n v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
- Burns v. Massachusetts Bonding & InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1944
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Mechanicsville Trust & Savings Bank v. Hawkeye-Security Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1968
- General Electric Co. v. E. Fred Sulzer and Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1965
- Germer v. PUBLIC SERVICE MUTUAL INS. CO.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1967
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