Surety Liability

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• Royal Indem. Co. v. Bd. of Bond Trs. of Special Rd. & Bridge Dist. No. One of Alachua Cnty.
  110 Fla. 338· Fla.· 1933-05-31
  Multiple surety companies appealed an interlocutory order allowing demurrers and pleas that dismissed claims against them for liability under depository bonds issued for public funds. The Florida Supreme Court reversed, holding that the bonds covered deposits made before the bond
• Bradford v. Watson
  65 Fla. 466· Fla.· 1913-01-01
  The Florida Supreme Court held that the proceeds of a life insurance policy payable to an executor or administrator are not part of the decedent's estate for the payment of debts or distribution. The widow and children take these proceeds as statutory beneficiaries, not as heirs.
• Will Cato v. Easterlin
  48 Fla. 249· Fla.· 1904-06-01
  The Florida Supreme Court affirmed a foreclosure decree against a mortgagor but reversed it against the claimants and their sureties due to a lack of evidence regarding the value of the claimed property. The court directed further proceedings for the claimants and sureties.