Legal Opinion
Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York v. Hoyle
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 4, 1933No. 3431PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARKER, Circuit Judge.
For a number of years prior to 1939, M. W. Gant, Sr., was clerk of the superior court of Guilford county, N. C. In that year, having been found short in his accounts, he was removed from office and shortly thereafter was adjudged bankrupt. This appeal is taken from a judgment in favor of his trustees in bankruptcy in an action to recover on the bond of $5,090 executed by his son M. W. Gant, Jr., who was deputy clerk under him from March 9,1929 to October 9,1930.
The pertinent portions of the bond sued on are as follows:
“The Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- American Surety Company v. PaulySupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Keller v. AshfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Board of Com'rs v. StrawnCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1907
- Zartman v. First Nat. Bank of WaterlooSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- American Surety Company v. PaulySupreme Court of the United States · 1898
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Farmers & Merchants State Bank v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1976
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- Admiralty Fund v. Peerless InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1983
- Mount Vernon Bank & Trust Co. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1963
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