Legal Opinion

Lion Bonding & Surety Co. v. First State Bank of Paris

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 3, 1917No. 1774PublishedCited by 19 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Lamar County; A. P. Dohoney, Judge. Action by the First State Bank of Paris against the Lion Bonding & Surety Company and others. From the judgment the defendant named appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtHodges, J.

In February, 1914, R. D. Moxley & Co., a partnership composed of R. D. Moxley and T. J. O’Donnell, entered into a contract with the city of Paris by which they agreed to pave Pine Bluff street, in that city, with asphalt macadam, according to certain detailed plans and specifications. At the time this contract was signed Moxley & Co. also executed a bond in the sum of $22,-787, with the appellant, Lion Bonding & Surety Company, as its surety, by which the city of Paris was to be indemnified against any loss resulting from the failure of Moxley & Co. to perform their contract according to its…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Puget Sound State Bank v. GallucciWashington Supreme Court · 1914
  2. Gaylord v. LoughridgeTexas Supreme Court · 1879
  3. First National Bank v. CampbellCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1900

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Hess & Skinner Engineering Co. v. TurneyTexas Supreme Court · 1919
  2. Hewitt v. BuchananCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1927
  3. Employers Casualty Co. v. County of RockwallTexas Supreme Court · 1931
  4. State Ex Rel. Southern Surety Co. v. SchlesingerOhio Supreme Court · 1926
  5. Hess & Skinner Engineering Co. v. TurneyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1918

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