Legal Opinion

Bank of Commerce & Trusts of Richmond v. McArthur

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided February 27, 1919No. 3289PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Florida; Rhydon M. Call, Judge. Suit by the Bank of Commerce & Trusts of Richmond, Va., against Adam McArthur and others. Bill dismissed (248 Fed. 138), and complainant appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

WAEKER, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a decree dismissing, on motions of the appellees Walter Ray and N. G. Wade, a bill of complaint filed against them and others by the appellant, Bank of Commerce & Trusts of Richmond, Va. The dismissed bill, which was filed September 29, 1916, disclosed the following, among other, facts:

On-or before October 1, 1912, Adam McArthur, J. Sprunt Newton, and W. M. Walker, by written indorsement, guaranteed $100,000 of the bonds of the Newton-McArthur Lumber Company, a North Carolina corporation, which bonds became the property of the appellant. In an…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Case v. BeauregardSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
  2. National Tube Works Co. v. BallouSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  3. National Tradesmen's Bank v. WetmoreNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
  4. Williams v. Adler-Goldman Commission Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1915

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Empire Lighting Fixture Co. v. Practical Lighting Fixture Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1927
  2. Fischer v. Rio Tire Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1933
  3. Allan v. Moline Plow Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1926
  4. United States v. FairallDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1926
  5. Frell v. FrellDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1963

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