Legal Opinion
Carlton v. Detroit Fidelity & Surety Co.
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided November 13, 1933PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWhitfield, J.
An action was brought against the corporate surety on the official bond of W. W. Potter as a county commissioner' for Okeechobee County. A demurrer to the declaration was sustained and the plaintiff declining to amend, judgment was rendered for the defendant surety company and the plaintiff took a writ of error.
The condition of the bond is that the county commissioner “shall diligently and faithfully perform all the duties of his said office as prescribed by law.”
The declaration alleges that one of the duties prescribed by law for the county commissioners is to diligently and faithfully…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- American Surety Company v. PaulySupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- American Surety Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of Florida · 1930
- National Surety Co. v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Florida · 1917
- Parsons v. Federal Realty Corp.Supreme Court of Florida · 1931
- Royal Indemnity Co. v. Knott, as TreasurerSupreme Court of Florida · 1931
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Adams v. FieldingSupreme Court of Florida · 1941
- County of Okeechobee v. Florida National BankSupreme Court of Florida · 1940
- County of Okeechobee v. Florida National BankSupreme Court of Florida · 1940