Legal Opinion
National Surety Co. v. State Ex Rel. Board of Commissioners
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided October 8, 1926No. 12,465PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNichols, J.
Action in two paragraphs of complaint by appellee to recover on two bonds given by Charles F. Fitch and Company for the construction of two public highways under the “three-mile gravel road law.” The highways were designated in the contract as the “Charlestown and Henryville Road” and the “Charles-town and Lexington Road,” but hereinafter as the “Henryville” and the “Lexington” roads respectively. The Empiré State Surety Company executed the bonds as surety for the contractor, and afterwards, under a contract for reinsurance, appellant assumed complete liability on the bonds. The contractor…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Village of Chester v. LeonardSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1897
- Mayhew v. BoydCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1853
- Board of Com'rs v. BranhamU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Indiana · 1893
- Greenville v. OrmandSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1897
- Hubbard v. ReillyIndiana Court of Appeals · 1912
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Ruckman & Hansen, Inc. v. Contracting & Material Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1964
- Detroit Fidelity & Surety Co. v. BushongIndiana Court of Appeals · 1931
- Ruckman and Hansen, Inc. v. Contracting & Material Co., Inc., Contracting & Material Co., Inc., and Third-Party v. The Home Indemnity Company, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1964