Legal Opinion
Fidelity & Deposit Co. v. Claude Fisher Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 19, 1958No. Civ. 22941PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLillie, J.
The action herein arises out of a highway construction contract between appellant Claude Fisher Company and the State of California entered into on February 5, 1951. On April 8, 1952, appellant’s work was terminated by the state and the balance of the project was completed by another contractor. The Fidelity and Deposit Company, surety on Fisher’s construction bond, paid the state the sum of $163,421.79 on the bond and thereafter instituted the present action against the Claude Fisher Company to recover the amount paid. The Claude Fisher Company then filed a cross-complaint against the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Pianka v. State of CaliforniaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
- Beck v. Ransome-Crummey Co.California Court of Appeal · 1919
- Pacheco v. ClarkCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1941
- State of California v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1936
- Stafford v. People Ex Rel. Department of Public WorksCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1956
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Bozaich v. State of CaliforniaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1973
- Petersen v. City of VallejoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1968
- Chas. L. Harney, Inc. v. State of CaliforniaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1963
- Stanley v. City and County of San FranciscoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1975
- Stearns v. Los Angeles City School DistrictCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1966
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