Legal Opinion
Western Casualty & Surety Co. v. Meyer
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided February 1, 1946PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
Stanley, Commissioner
Affirming.
The appeal is from a judgment for $72,000 and interest, awarded under the rule of equitable subrogation.
A. Farnell Blair was general contractor for the con struction of Camp Atterbury cantonment in Indiana. He let certain sub-contracts, amounting to about $750,000, to tbe Meyer Plumbing & Heating Company of Louisville. It executed two bonds to Blair with the appellant, the Western Casualty & Surety Company, as surety, in the amount of $395,000. These were separate from general performance bonds. They guaranteed the principal would…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Camdenton Consolidated School District No. 6 Ex Rel. W. H. Powell Lumber Co. v. New York Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1937
- Puget Sound State Bank v. GallucciWashington Supreme Court · 1914
- Henderson Cotton Manufacturing Co. v. Lowell Machine ShopsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1888
- Southern Surety Co. v. Merchants & Farmers BankIndiana Supreme Court · 1931
- Movl Construction Co. v. Covington Trust & Banking Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1934
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Speed v. Transamerica CorporationDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1955
- Commercial Standard Ins. Co. v. American Employers Ins. CoCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1954
- Bower v. TebbsMontana Supreme Court · 1957
- In Re Larbar Corporation, Debtor. Kentucky Central Insurance Company v. Robert J. Brown, Trustee United States of America, on Behalf of the Internal Revenue Service Liberty National Bank of Lexington Commonwealth of Kentucky United States TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999
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