Ladd v. Chamber of Commerce
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah : John B. Cleland, Judge. This is a suit brought by Charles E. Ladd, individually, and Caroline A. Ladd, William M. Ladd, Charles E. Ladd, and John Wesley Ladd, executrix and executors of the last will and testament of W. S. Ladd, deceased, against the Chamber of Commerce, a corporation, C. P. Bacon, Charles H. Dodd, T. M. Richardson, J. E. Haseltine, C. M. Idleman, Herbert Bradley, F. E. Arnold, R. L. Durham, J. L. Hartman, Samuel Heitshu, D. D. Oliphant, D.…
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From Multnomah : John B. Cleland, Judge. This is a suit brought by Charles E. Ladd, individually, and Caroline A. Ladd, William M. Ladd, Charles E. Ladd, and John Wesley Ladd, executrix and executors of the last will and testament of W. S. Ladd, deceased, against the Chamber of Commerce, a corporation, C. P. Bacon, Charles H. Dodd, T. M. Richardson, J. E. Haseltine, C. M. Idleman, Herbert Bradley, F. E. Arnold, R. L. Durham, J. L. Hartman, Samuel Heitshu, D. D. Oliphant, D. Solis Cohen, and °Ellis G-. Hughes. The prayer of the complaint is that the amount of the several obligations that have…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bean
Although the record and briefs are voluminous, and the argument of counsel has taken a wide range, the real merits of the controversy lie within a narrow compass. The plaintiff’s claim against Hughes is predicated upon the bond to the New York Life-Insurance Co., which he, W. S. Ladd and others executed as sureties for the Chamber of Commerce on May 16, 1891. The contention is that the sureties on such bond, in effect, undertook and agreed that they would, if their principal did not, complete, or cause to be completed, within two years, a stone building for its use and benefit, to cost not…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Huse v. AmesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1890
- Durbin v. KuneyOregon Supreme Court · 1890
- Thompson v. DekumOregon Supreme Court · 1898
- Backus v. CoyneMichigan Supreme Court · 1881
- Halsey v. MurraySupreme Court of Alabama · 1895
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- Hughes v. LaddOregon Supreme Court · 1902
- Davis v. First Nat. BankOregon Supreme Court · 1916