Legal Opinion
New Britain Lumber Co. v. American Surety Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 6, 1931PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAvery, J.
The complaint alleges that the William H. Allen Company, Inc., as principal, and the defendant, as surety, executed a bond to the chairman of the school board in the town of Newington, conditioned that the principal would indemnify the town against any loss directly arising by reason of the failure of the principal to faithfully perform its contract with the town for the construction of a new high school, and would pay for all materials and labor used in the execution of the contract; that the plaintiff, knowing of the execution of the bond and relying thereon, furnished building materials…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- United States Ex Rel. Hill v. American Surety Co. of NYSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Byram Lumber & Supply Co. v. PageSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1929
- Demartino v. SiemonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1916
- People v. . Metropolitan Surety Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1914
- Philadelphia v. StewartSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1900
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- American Masons' Supply Co. v. F. W. Brown Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1978
- F. H. McGraw & Co. v. Milcor Steel Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
- International Harvester Co. v. L. G. DeFelice & Son, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1964
- Okee Industries, Inc. v. National Grange Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
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