· 11/4/1991
Citizens State Bank of Lometa v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as Receiver of North Central National Bank
Citations
- 946 F.2d 408
- 1991 U.S. App. LEXIS 26152
How courts have described this case
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- \The salient fact here is that Citizens' rights and claim against [the failed bank] originated from the standby letters of credit issued by [the bank] long before [its] insolvency was declared.\
- “The salient fact here is that Citizens’ rights and claim against [the failed bank] originated from the standby letters of credit issued by [the bank] long before [its] insolvency was declared.”
- distribution of assets of insolvent national bank is governed by federal law
- when a claim is contingent and provable, “[n]othing in section 194, Merrill, or American Surety Co., requires a holding ... that [a bank’s] obligation to pay a fixed amount upon the occurrence of a specific event is obviated by its insolvency predating the triggering event”
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Judges: King, Duhé, Schwartz
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