Legal Opinion
City of Knoxville v. Melvin F. Burgess, Inc.
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided November 20, 1943PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Me. Chief Justice .Gkeen
delivered the opinion of the Court.
City of Knoxville, through a subsidiary, entered into a contract with Melvin F. Burgess, Inc., to construct an extension to the City’s electric distribution system at a cost of $200,000'. The work was completed and accepted and there remains in the hands of the City a balance of some $19,000 retained percentage.
It appears from a bill tiled by the City that a number of persons furnishing material for this work have not been paid by the contractor. It further appears that the contractor executed a bond with New Amsterdam Casualty…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Equitable Surety Co. v. United States Ex Rel. McMillanSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Cass v. SmithTennessee Supreme Court · 1921
- Frix v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1923
- City of Bristol v. BostwickTennessee Supreme Court · 1917
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Tafel Electric Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1935
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Graybar Electric Co. v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1944
- Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. WoodsTennessee Supreme Court · 1978
- National Surety Corp. v. Fischer Steel Corp.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1964
- Hogan v. Walsh & Wells, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1944
- Graybar Electric Co. v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1948
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