Legal Opinion
Morgenthau v. Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 13, 1937No. 7032PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGroner, J.
Durso, a resident of Massachusetts, entered into a contract with the United States for the construction of a government building in Vermont. Fidelity & Deposit Company executed the surety bond, 1 section 270, U.S.C.A., T. 40. Durso simultaneously entered into an agreement with the surety by which he assigned all retained percentages and all sums which might become due under the contract as collateral to secure the surety against liability on the bond. Durso was financially unable to complete his contract, and the surety advanced the necessary funds, as the result of which the contract was…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Prairie State Bank v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Henningsen v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. of BaltimoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Price v. ForrestSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- National Bank of Commerce v. DownieSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Houston v. OrmesSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Green v. BrophyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
- Hoffman Chevrolet, Inc. v. Washington County National Savings BankCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1983
- United States v. South Carolina State Highway DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1948
- Standard Acc. Ins. Co. of Detroit v. Federal Nat. Bank of ShawneeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1940
- The Aetna Casualty and Surety Company v. The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1988
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