1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 563 F.2d
  5. 563 F.2d 1319 (1977)
 

COMMUNITY NAT. BANK v. FIDELITY & DEPOSIT CO.

No. 76-1612.

563 F.2d 1319 (1977)

COMMUNITY NATIONAL BANK, etc., Plaintiff, v. FIDELITY AND DEPOSIT CO. OF MARYLAND, etc., Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant, v. George C. PARKER et al., Third-Party Defendants, and Wayne Reeder and RWMCO Corp., Third-Party Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 28, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cynthia H. Plevin, San Francisco, Cal., argued for appellant.

Dominick Bianco, Bakersfield, Cal., argued for appellee.

Before BROWNING and TRASK, Circuit Judges, and FREY, District Judge.

PER CURIAM:

The district court granted summary judgment against a surety in favor of a third party on the ground that the surety had no greater right against the third party than the creditor had and the creditor was barred by a judgment in favor of the third party in a prior action by the creditor. A California decision subsequent to the lower court's ruling held that a surety has an independent and direct cause of action against a third party for injuries suffered...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases