Legal Opinion
Shepherd v. Miles & Sons, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 28, 1970No. Civ. 1133PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
STONE, P. J.
Defendants appeal from a judgment awarding to plaintiffs the sum of $29,179.03 and prejudgment interest.
This case arises from transactions among participants in a construction project. Guy F. Atkinson Company, prime contractor on a highway project, subcontracted with appellant Miles & Sons, Inc., a corporation, 1 to furnish fill from state-designated pits. Atkinson waived a performance bond by Miles upon the agreement of Miles to hold Atkinson harmless from liens or claims of third persons arising from project operations of Miles or its subcontractors. Miles subcontracted…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Lucas v. HammCalifornia Supreme Court · 1961
- Shell v. SchmidtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1954
- Nomellini Construction Co. v. HarrisCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1969
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