Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Ætna Casualty & Surety Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 3, 1932No. Appeal, 157PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam,

Appellant, plaintiff in the court below, seeks to recover for the cost of materials furnished for the construction of part of Route 545, Pennsylvania State Highway, and actually incorporated in the highway. Appel-lee is surety on the bond given by the general contractor to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, to secure construction of the road in question. The proceeding comes before us in the form of a case-stated by which it appears the use-plaintiff, the American Steel & Wire Company, sold and delivered to the firm of Coss & Otto, general contractor and principal on the bond,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. H. H. Robertson Co. v. Globe Indemnity Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1921
  2. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Schooley v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1931

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Independent Bridge Co. v. Ætna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
  2. Independent Bridge Co. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
  3. Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission v. Girard Construction Co., Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County1940

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