Legal Opinion
Skelton v. Federal Surety Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 1, 1926No. 7246PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOOTH, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a decree reforming a contract and enforcing the same as reformed. The contract was executed by appellant. By its terms he agreed to indemnify appellee for any loss which it might sustain in consequence of executing as surety a bond or bonds given by a contractor, Tullis, in connection with a building contract which he had with the trustees of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church for the construction of a church building at Hutchinson, Kan.
By the terms of the building contract, Tullis was required to give two bonds, one conditioned for the faithful…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Philippine Sugar Estates Development Co. v. Government of the Philippine IslandsSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Live Stock State Bank v. DoyleCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1923
- Bailey v. Lisle Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1916
- Houchin Sales Co. v. AngertCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1926
- Southern Surety Co. v. United States Cast Iron Pipe & Foundry Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1926
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Hayes v. Travelers Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1937
- Hester v. New Amsterdam Casualty CompanyDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1967
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