Legal Opinion

American Surety Co. v. Plank & Whitsett, Inc.

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided September 22, 1932PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHudgins, J.

Statement of Facts

Mrs. May B. Cooper and Mrs. Ruth C. Whitsett were the owners of two lots, one in Salem and one in Blacksburg. They made a contract with Plank & Whitsett, Inc., wherein the corporation agreed to bear a part of the cost of the *5erection of a theater building in Salem and lease it after completion, with an option to purchase. A similar contract was made with Blacksburg Realty Corporation for the erection and leasing of a theater building in Blacksburg. All the stock in the two corporations was owned or controlled by the same parties; R. F. Plank was active manager of both…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Prairie State Bank v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  2. American Surety Company v. PaulySupreme Court of the United States · 1898
  3. United States Ex Rel. Hill v. American Surety Co. of NYSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
  4. Guaranty Co. v. Pressed Brick Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1903
  5. George A. Hormel & Co. v. American Bonding Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1910

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Southwood Builders, Inc. v. Peerless InsuranceSupreme Court of Virginia · 1988
  2. Graybar Electric Co. v. Manufacturers Casualty Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1956
  3. XL Specialty Ins. Co. v. Dept. of Transp.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2005
  4. Hochevar v. Maryland Casualty Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1940
  5. Glassman Construction Co., Inc. v. The Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York, the Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York v. Glassman Construction Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966

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