Legal Opinion
United States Guarantee Co. v. Colonial Oil Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 14, 1944No. 11130PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEE, Circuit Judge.
In the court below appellee sued appellant, as surety on a public contractor’s bond, for a balance alleged to be due by F. M. Jones and Leo T. Barber, co-contractors, for gasoline and oil furnished by appellee on the order of E. M. Jones.
The bond was furnished under the provisions of Georgia Code Ann. 1933, Section 23-1705 et seq., to secure performance of the contract entered into between F. M. Jones and Leo T. Barber and the State Highway Board of Georgia, and to secure “the payment as they become due of all just claims for work, tools, machinery, skill, and materials…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Bailey v. McAlpinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Stephens v. CrawfordSupreme Court of Georgia · 1846
- American Surety Co. v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1937
- Yancey Bros. v. American Surety Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1931
- Dobbs v. Justices of the Inferior Court of Murray CountySupreme Court of Georgia · 1855
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Acoustics, Inc. v. American Surety Co. of New YorkNevada Supreme Court · 1958
- Amoco Oil Co. v. Capitol Indemnity Corp.Court of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1980
- New Amsterdam Casualty Company v. Raymond C. Mitchell and L. Cecil TurnerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964