Legal Opinion
Crosby v. Loudoun National Bank
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 13, 1956No. Nos. 7197-7200PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRETTYMAN, Circuit Judge.
In 1939 Mrs. Agnes Dale Crosby entered upon a cattle-raising venture on a farm she had acquired in Fairfax County, Virginia. Being inexperienced in the matter she employed a manager, one James M. King. On Fehruary 1, 1941, she gave King a written power of attorney, which constituted him her attorney and agent and empowered him:
“(1) To manage and operate my farms in Broad Run District in Lou-doun County, Virginia, lying on the Potomac River, near Sterling, Va., containing about 1600 acres of land.
“(2) To buy any live stock to be fed and grazed or worked on the said…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Warren-Scharf Asphalt Pav. Co. v. Commercial Nat. Bank of DetroitCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1899
- Brookfield Trust Co. v. FosterMissouri Court of Appeals · 1922
- Corbett v. KleinsmithCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1940
3Cited by2 opinions
- Grabowski v. Bank of BostonDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1997
- Agnes Dale Crosby v. The Loudoun National Bank of Leesburg, and the National Bank of Fairfax, Agnes Dale Crosby v. The Loudoun National Bank of Leesburg, Agnes Dale Crosby v. The Peoples National Bank of Leesburg, Agnes Dale Crosby v. The Peoples National Bank of Leesburg, and J. S. Buck, and Edward Beans and Henry Thompson, D/B/A Beans & ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1956