Legal Opinion

American Surety Co. of New York v. Murphy

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided May 4, 1943PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CHAPMAN, J.:

This case comes here for the second time. See American Surety Co. v. Murphy, 151 Fla. 151, 9 So. (2nd) 355, where a statement of the involved facts appears. Subsequent to the issuance of the mandate therein, a suit in equity was filed praying for: (1) the performance of the contract between the surety company and the executors of the Murphy will by the payment of the loss, with interest, cost and attorneys fees sustained by becoming a surety on thé bond of the late Mr. Murphy in his replevin action; (2) an accounting and the declaration of an equitable lien on the assets of the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Baker v. CummingsSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
  2. American Surety Company of New York v. MurphySupreme Court of Florida · 1942
  3. Cincinnati Time Recorder Co. v. LoeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1922
  4. County of Bibb v. Mortgage Bond Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1936
  5. J. W. Wells Lumber Co. v. Menominee River Boom Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1918

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Manning v. ClarkSupreme Court of Florida · 1951
  2. Chick Smith Ford, Inc. v. Ford Motor Credit Co. (In Re Chick Smith Ford, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 1985
  3. Farmers National Bank v. Wickham Pipeline ConstructionIdaho Supreme Court · 1988
  4. Pinewood Plumbing Supply, Inc. v. Centennial Construction, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
  5. FLORIDA REALTORS AND FLORIDA APARTMENT ASSOCIATION, INC. vs ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA AND BILL COWLES, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS ORANGE COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONSDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2022

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