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American Bonding Co. of Baltimore v. American Surety Co. of New York

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided June 10, 1920PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Fairfax county. Decree for complainant. Defendants appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtPeentis, J.

We think it unnecessary to recite the numerous pleadings or to attempt to summarize the mass of evidence which fihig *212voluminous record presents. It clearly shows that Caroline C. Gresham is entitled to recover the amount decreed in her favor by the trial court, and this is a controversy between the different sureties on the bonds of her successive guardians as to which is responsible therefor. Her original guardians were her mother, Fanny W. Gresham and her brother, Curtis E. Gresham, who gave as-surety the American Bonding and Trust Company of Baltimore, which changed its name to the…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Brine v. Insurance Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1878
  2. Johannes v. Phenix Insurance Co. of BrooklynWisconsin Supreme Court · 1886
  3. Vial v. Norwich Union Fire Insurance SocietyIllinois Supreme Court · 1913
  4. Barnes v. Hekla Fire Ins.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1893
  5. Cole v. JohnsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1876

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Homan v. Employers Reinsurance Corp.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1940
  2. Globe National Fire Insurance v. American Bonding & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1923
  3. United States Ex Rel. Colonial Brick Corp. v. Federal Surety Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1934
  4. Young v. TudorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1948
  5. Schuylkill Products, Inc. v. H. Rupert & Sons, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982

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