Equitable Surety Co. v. Stemmons
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Dallas County; Kenneth Eoree, Judge. Suit by the Equitable Surety Company against L. A. Stemmons, W. L. Leeds, the Miller-Stemmons Company, and the Lion Bonding & Surety Company. Judgment of dismissal as to first three named defendants and for plaintiff against last-named defendant, and the plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHamilton, J.
C. E. Nelson, as a contractor, entered into a contract with the First Methodist Church of Coleman, Tex., for the erection of a church building. The written contract executed between the parties to this agreement provided, among other things, that the contractor should give a bond “that there are no liens or claims chargeable to said contractor, if required,” and it was also agreed between the parties that the contractor should pay all just claims for labor and material furnished upon the work, whether established as liens or not. The contract stipulated that the bond to be executed by the…
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- Texas Glass & Paint Co. v. CrowdusTexas Supreme Court · 1917
- Hess v. Denman Lumber Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1920
- American Indemnity Co. v. Burrows Hardware Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1917
- Wright v. A. G. McAdams Lumber Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1921
- Wright v. A. G. McAdams Lumber Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1920
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