Title Guaranty & Surety Co., of Scranton v. Guernsey
District Court, W.D. Washington
Suit by the Title Guaranty & Surety Company, of Scranton, Pa., a corporation, against W. F. Guernsey and others, in which the State of Washington and others filed an answer and cross-bill in the nature of a bill of interpleader, and defendants Guernsey & Co. filed a cross-bill against the State, denying the amount alleged to be due by the State, and claiming against the State several thousand dollars in addition, for which judgment was prayed, to which cross-bill the State…
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Suit by the Title Guaranty & Surety Company, of Scranton, Pa., a corporation, against W. F. Guernsey and others, in which the State of Washington and others filed an answer and cross-bill in the nature of a bill of interpleader, and defendants Guernsey & Co. filed a cross-bill against the State, denying the amount alleged to be due by the State, and claiming against the State several thousand dollars in addition, for which judgment was prayed, to which cross-bill the State demurred.
1Per curiam
The state of Washington heretofore entered, into a contract with W. F. Guernsey & Co. for the construction of state aid road No. 69, and the complainant, the Title Guaranty & Surety Company, of Scranton, Pa., became surety on the contractor’s bond, which contained the usual conditions for the faithful performance of •the contract and the payment of all claims for labor and material. The contract has been fully performed by the contractor, a considerable sum remains due from the state on account of the contract price, *95the contractor owes large sums for labor and material, and has made…
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