George Birrell, Inc. v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Muscatine District Court. — A. J. House, Judge. Suit against a fidelity insurance company on a bond given to indemnify the plaintiff against loss by reason of the wrongful abstraction of its funds by its manager. The manager intervened, and was also made a party defendant by amendment to the petition. The cause was tried to the court without the intervention of a jury, and judgment was rendered dismissing plaintiff’s petition, and it appeals. —
1Opinion of the CourtArthur, J.
*861' fidelity insarwongiui ab- *860— The appellant is a corporation organized under *861.tlie laws of the state of New York and authorized to transact business in Iowa. Its office and principal place of business is at Muscatine. The general nature of its business is that of buying, handling, and selling mussel sliells which are gathered from the waters of the Mississippi River and its tributaries and are used in the manufacture of pearl buttons.
Prior to the 26th of March, 1917, the appellee George Birrell was the sole owner of all of the stock of said corporation.
The record discloses that at that time…
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- McDonald & Co. v. GregorySupreme Court of Iowa · 1875
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- Woodward v. JacksonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1892
- Chadima v. KovarSupreme Court of Iowa · 1915
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