Legal Opinion

Standard Surety & Casualty Co. v. Oklahoma ex rel. Thilsted

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided October 30, 1944No. 2940PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRATTON, Circuit Judge.

Otis C. Ferguson was treasurer of Woods County, Oklahoma. In 1937 he invested township sinking funds in the amount of $2,000 in bonds issued by a school district in Creek County, and in 1938 he made two separate investments of school district sinking funds aggregating $8,000 in bonds of the same source. The county commissioners and the county attorney did not approve in advance either of the investments. Ferguson died, and the State of Oklahoma, on relation of the county commissioners, instituted this action against the administratix of his estate and the sureties on…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Helvering v. BlissSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
  2. Helvering v. Wilshire Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
  3. National Lead Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
  4. United States v. Dakota-Montana Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
  5. United States v. JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1930

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Cannon v. TaylorNevada Supreme Court · 1972
  2. R. v. McGinnis Theatres & Pay T. v. Inc. v. Video Independent Theatres, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1967
  3. Consumer Life Insurance v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1975
  4. Salt Lake County v. Kennecott Copper Corp.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1947
  5. Lincoln Bank & Trust Co. v. Exchange National BankCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1967

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