Legal Opinion

Southern Surety Co. v. National Lumber Co.

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided April 1, 1919No. 9,763PublishedCited by 11 opinions

From St. Joseph Circuit Court; Walter A. Funh, Judge. Action by the National Lumber Company against the Southern Surety Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, the defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtEnloe, J.

This was an action upon a contractor’s bond. It appears from the record that in April, 1913, the city of South Bend, by its board of public works, entered into a contract with the Interstate Construction Company for the construction by said company of a public improvement, known and designated as Bowman Creek Trunk Sewer; that shortly thereafter said construction company, with the consent of said board of public works, assigned its said contract to Samual L. Sheets and George Stewart, a copartnership, doing business under the firm name and style of Stewart, Sheets and Company, who constructed…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Kansas City ex rel. Kansas City Hydraulic Press Brick Co. v. YoumansSupreme Court of Missouri · 1908
  2. Potter Manufacturing Co. v. A. B. Meyer & Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1909
  3. Basshor v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1886
  4. Shultz v. C. H. Quereau Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1914
  5. Rittenhouse & Embree Co. v. F. E. Brown & Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1912

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. In the Matter of MORSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC., Debtor. Appeal of HOOSIER FENCE COMPANY, INC.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
  2. Rester v. Moody & StewartSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1931
  3. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Henderson CountyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1923
  4. B. F. & C. M. Davis Co. v. W. E. Callaghan Const. Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1927
  5. Ohio Oil Co. v. Fidelity & Deposit Co. of MarylandIndiana Court of Appeals · 1942

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