Graham v. National Surety Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Minnesota; Page Morris, Judge. Action by the National Surety Company, a corporation, against David Graham and Mrs. Minnie A. Graham. Prom a decree for plaintiff, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
June 28, 1910, a copartnership composed of David Graham and John J. Young, under the firm name of Graham-Young Company, entered into a written contract to build a high *916school in Gilbert, Minn., with district township No. 18 of St.. Louis county, in that state, for $87,992. On July 27, 1910, the Graham-Young Company gave to the school district a bond in the sum of $87,992, being the full amount of the contract price, for the performance of said contract, with the National Surety Company as surety. The bond contained the following provisions:
“Now therefore, If the said…
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