Legal Opinion
National Surety Co. v. Jackson County Bank
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 5, 1927No. 2594PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARKER, Circuit Judge.
This action was instituted by the Jackson County Bank, of Sylva, N. C., hereinafter called the plaintiff, to recover of the National Surety Company, hereinafter called the defendant, the sum of '$10,000. There was a verdict and judgment for plaintiff for the sum of $5,000, and defendant brings this writ of error.
While there is much controversy over many immaterial matters, the relevant facts of the ease are few, and the evidence with regard to them -is practically undisputed. Hester & McElwee were contractors engaged in the year 1923 in constructing a number of public…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Prairie State Bank v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Hardaway v. National Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1909
- Bronson's v. ChappellSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
- Peele v. PowellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1911
- Whitehurst v. . HymanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1884
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Condor Petroleum Co. v. GreeneCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1942
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. First Nat. Bank of LincolnSupreme Court of Alabama · 1932
- First Nat. Bank of Dothan v. American Surety Co. of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1931
- Thomas v. EhrmantrautDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1955
- Jones v. GuiceDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1948
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