Legal Opinion
Abilene Savings Association v. Westchester Fire Insurance Company, St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 29, 1972No. 71-1636PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Circuit Judge:
This Texas diversity case involves the question whether the failure by an insured to furnish proof of loss to its insurer within the time specified by the bond contract precludes recovery on the bond. Appellee, Abilene Savings Association, as successor to Western Commercial Savings and Loan Association, brought this action against appellant, Westchester • Fire Insurance Company, seeking indemnity under a savings and loan blanket bond for losses sustained by Western Commercial through the misappropriation of funds by a person covered by the bond. The district court,…
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