Legal Opinion
STATE EX REL. DUCKETT v. Pettee
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided December 16, 1980No. 7930SC1147PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMorris, Chief Judge
The first question raised by this appeal is whether the court erred in granting summary judgment against Aetna in the sum of $42,000 which is seven times the $6,000 face amount of the bond. Aetna contends that the bond was one continuing bond, regardless of the fact that annual renewal premiums were paid, and that Aetna’s maximum liability over the entire term of the guardianship was $6,000. We are constrained to agree.
The bond which was executed by Pettee as guardian and the Aetna as surety was as follows:
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that we, Jack Pettee, Asheville, N. C., as Principal,…
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- Columbia Hospital for Women and Lying-In Asylum v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty CoCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1951
- Brulatour v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1936
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