In what circumstances will a surety be held liable for money received by a bank clerk eleven miles away from the bank?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Springer v. Exchange Bank of Canada, 1887 CanLII 14 (ON CA):
I also refer to Melville v. Doidge, 6 C.B. 450, where sureties were held liable for money received by a bank clerk eleven miles from the banking house.
In Blair v. Perpetual Ins. Co., 10 Mo. 559, it was held that the surety for an agent in that business was not liable for the agent while engaged in the banking business illegally entered into by the defendants.
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