STATE BANK OF POPLAR BLUFF v. MARYLAND CASUALTY CO.

No. 16616.

289 F.2d 544 (1961)

STATE BANK OF POPLAR BLUFF, Appellant, v. MARYLAND CASUALTY COMPANY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit.

May 3, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. K. Wangelin, Wangelin & Friedewald, Poplar Bluff, Mo., for appellant.

John S. Marsalek, Moser, Marsalek, Carpenter, Cleary, Jaeckel & Hamilton, St. Louis, Mo., for appellee.

Before VOGEL and BLACKMUN, Circuit Judges, and BECK, District Judge.


BLACKMUN, Circuit Judge.

This diversity action is one whereby the plaintiff bank seeks to recover from its insurer the amount of a loss claimed to be compensable under a "Bankers Blanket Bond".

There is no real dispute as to the facts: O. M. Spencer, a customer of the bank, was in the used car business. The bank financed Spencer's purchases of automobiles through a "floor plan" arrangement. This involved an advance to Spencer against his execution and delivery...

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