Continental Casualty Co. v. First Nat. Bank

DAWKINS, District Judge.

This is an appeal by the surety company from an adverse judgment on its bond given to protect the bank against dishonesty of its employees. The principal complaint of the appellant is that the evidence was such that the jury’s verdict was and could have been based only upon speculation, and but for certain alleged erroneous rulings upon evidence and instructions to the jury by the' lower court, no definite loss could have been established under the bond.

The plaintiff was the successor to a previous bank of the same name, except that, as was done in numerous instances…