Morrill v. Title Guaranty & Surety Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Clarke county, Linn, J., entered November 15, 1915, in favor of certain defendants, upon dismissing the cross-complaint of the mortgagors claiming damages for refusal to reconvey property held under a trust deed, in an action to foreclose a mortgage.
1Opinion of the Court
Chadwick, J. —
W. F. Guernsey, the appellant husband, in company with one Kincaid, under the firm name of Guernsey & Kincaid, obtained a contract to construct a part of the Pacific highway, known as state aid road No. 61, in King county. Under the law, the contractor is required to *260give a bond conditioned for the faithful performance of his contract. Respondent Title Guaranty & Surety Company became surety for Guernsey and Kincaid. This respondent will be referred to as the surety company. To secure it from possible liability upon the bond, it took a deed to a certain block of land situate at…
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