Legal Opinion

United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Love

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided July 19, 1976No. 75-281PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

James A. Ross, Jr., Special Chief Justice.

This case involves an action by appellant, United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, to recover attorney’s fees from appellee, Sheriff Monroe Love, under the terms of an indemnity agreement. Monroe Love, while serving as Sheriff of Pulaski County, was required by Arkansas Statute Annotated § 12-1101 (1968 Repl.) to execute a bond to the State of Arkansas. In December of 1970 Sheriff Love applied to U.S.F. & G. to act as surety for this bond and he executed an application form prepared by U.S.F. & G. containing an indemnity agreement “to indemnify…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. B & G Electric Company v. G. E. Bass & Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
  2. Kincade v. C. & L. Rural Electric Coop. Corp.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1957
  3. Fausett Builders, Inc. v. Globe Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1952
  4. Fidelity Casualty Co. of N.Y. v. MauneyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1938
  5. Buck v. Monsanto Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1973

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Fallon Electric Co., Inc. v. The Cincinnati Insurance Company, Third-Party v. Ravin, Inc. Ralph P. Murovich Darlene A. Murovich, Third-Party Appeal of the Cincinnati Insurance Company, No. 96-3559. Corey Food Service Equipment, Inc. v. The Cincinnati Insurance Company, Third-Party v. Ravin, Inc. Ralph P. Murovich Darlene A. Murovich, Third-Party Appeal of the Cincinnati Insurance Company, No. 96-3559Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
  2. Wilson-Jump Co. v. McCarthy-Hundrieser & AssociatesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
  3. Perkins v. ThompsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1989
  4. Jackson v. HollowellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
  5. Trace X Chemical, Inc. v. Gulf Oil Chemical Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983

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