Board of County Road Commissioners v. Southern Surety Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Calhoun; North (Walter H.), J. Bill of interpleader by the board of county road commissioners of Calhoun county against the Southern Surety Company and the Jackson City Bank to determine the ownership of certain funds due under road contracts. From a decree for defendant surety company, defendant bank appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtClark, J.
The board of county road commissioners for Calhoun county entered into 8 similar contracts With Barnes for the building of 8 miles of road. It *529was agreed (a.) that as the work progressed estimates would be made and that 20% thereof would be reserved by the board until the work was completed; (b) that the contractor might not sublet any of the work without consent of the board; (c) that:
“In case the contractor fails to furnish materials or execute the work in accordance with the plans and specifications, or fails to proceed with the same as rapidly as said board of county road commissioners…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Prairie State Bank v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Henningsen v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. of BaltimoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Aetna Life Ins. Co. v. MiddleportSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Hardaway v. National Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1909
- United States ex rel. Fidelity Nat. Bank v. RundleCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1901
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