Legal Opinion
M.J. Flaherty Co. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided June 18, 2004No. 03-P-422PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDoerfer, J.
The plaintiff, MJ. Flaherty Company, a subcontractor, and R.W. Granger & Sons, Inc. (Granger), the general contractor (for whom the defendant, United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company [USF&G], had provided a surety bond), were engaged in litigation commenced in 1998 over moneys allegedly owed to the plaintiff under the HVAC (heating, ventilat*338ing, and air conditioning) subcontract. USF&G assumed the place of Granger in the litigation. A trial was scheduled for a date in November, 2002.
In September, 2002, the plaintiff took the position that USF&G, as surety for the contractor, was refusing to…
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- Bobick v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003
- Miller v. Risk Management Foundation of the Harvard Medical Institutions, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1994
- Wyler v. Bonnell Motors, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1993
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