Legal Opinion
Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland v. Big Three Welding Equipment Co.
Texas Supreme Court
Decided May 14, 1952No. A-3503PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wilson
The City of Houston entered into a construction contract with the Shannon Company, Inc., as contractor, to build a sewage treatment plant. Upon default in completion of the construction work of the City of Houston took over the job and finished it. Thereafter this suit was filed for unpaid bills for material and labor furnished to the Shannon Company while it was still performing.
Art. 5160, (1) V. A. C. S., required that a performance bond be furnished by the contractor. At the execution of the contract the City of Houston required of the Shannon Company a performance bond which that company…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Employers' Liability Assur. Corp. v. Young County Lumber Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1933
- Employers Liability Assurance Corp. v. Young County Lumber Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1933
- Indemnity Ins. Co. of North America v. South Texas Lumber Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1930
- Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland v. Big Three Welding Equipment Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1951
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- Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co. v. Curtis Electrical Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1954
- Transamerica Insurance Co. v. Housing Authority of Victoria, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1984
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