Fidelity & Deposit Co. v. Courtney
Supreme Court of the United States
' CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT. The action below was brought, on February 5, 1898, by. Courtney, as receiver of the German National Bank of Louisville, appointed by the Comptroller of the Currency on January 22,1897, four days after the closing of the bank.
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' CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT. The action below was brought, on February 5, 1898, by. Courtney, as receiver of the German National Bank of Louisville, appointed by the Comptroller of the Currency on January 22,1897, four days after the closing of the bank. Becovery was sought upon a bond of indemnity for ten thousand dollars and renewals thereof, taking effect respectively on June 1,1894, June 1, 1895, and June 1, 1896. The condition .of the bond was to hold the bank harmless against any loss which it might sustain by reason of any fraud committed by Jacob…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
We shall consider under separate headings the several propositions upon which reliance is placed to demonstrate that error was committed by the trial court.
1. The court erred in admitting in evidence a notice of the default of McKnight given to the surety company by the receiver on February 18, 1897, and in instructing the jury that the requirements in the bond, that immediate notice should be given of a default, were fulfilled by giving notice “as soon as reasonably practicable and with promptness” or “within a reasonable time.”
The bank was closed by the Comptroller on January 18, 1897, and…
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