Legal Opinion
Lapiedra v. American Surety Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided January 10, 1928PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPound, J.
Letters of administration on the estate of Bridget Ditton, deceased, were issued to defendant Tuite by the Surrogate’s Court of Richmond county on June 27, 1900. Defendant American Surety Company became the surety on his administrator’s bond which was in the penal sum of $20,000.
In April, 1904, the surety company instituted proceedings under section 812 of the Code of Civil Procedure, then in force, to be relieved from further liability as surety for Tuite as such administrator. On April 27, 1904, the surrogate made an order directing Tuite to file a.new bond within five days. Tuite did not…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- People v. Federated Radio CorporationNew York Court of Appeals · 1926
- Mandeville v. . ReynoldsNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- In Re the Estate of RogersNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
- Roderigas v. . East River Savings InstitutionNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Griffith v. Bank of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
- Meehan v. Central Railroad Company of New JerseyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1960
- Stolz v. New York Central RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1959
- In re the Estate of LambornNew York Surrogate's Court · 1938
- Kucharski v. Pope & Talbot, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1944
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