Legal Opinion

McLennan v. Wellington

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided January 15, 1892PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Error from Ellsworth District Court. 4 CTION by Wellington and another against Allen, as principal, and McLennan and another, as sureties, on a certain bond. Judgment for plaintiffs, September 30, 1889. The defendant sureties allege error, and bring the case to this court.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Green, C.:

This was an action brought by Wellington & Brundage against L. L. Allen as principal, and A. N. McLennan and G. H. Luedde as sureties, on a bond executed by the plaintiffs in error and conditioned that the principal would faithfully perform a contract which Allen had entered into with the defendants in error, for the construction of certain parts of a building. The bond was in the sum of $2,000. The condition reads as follows:

“ Whereas, L. L. Allen has contracted with Messrs. Wellington & Brundage to execute, construct and complete the work specified in contract for the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Dorsey v. McGeeNebraska Supreme Court · 1890
  2. Western Building & Loan Ass'n v. FitzmauriceMissouri Court of Appeals · 1879

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. De Mattos v. JordanWashington Supreme Court · 1896
  2. Doyle v. FaustMichigan Supreme Court · 1915
  3. School District No. 3 v. DeLanoSupreme Court of Kansas · 1915
  4. Risse v. Hopkins Planing Mill Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1895
  5. Coyle v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1917

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