Legal Opinion
Neodesha National Bank v. Russell
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided July 9, 1921No. 23,311PublishedCited by 9 opinions
Appeal from Wilson district court; Shelby C. Brown, judge.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Porter, J.:
E. D. Russell was the contractor for the construction of a high-school building in the city of Neodesha. The Chicago Bonding & Insurance Company was surety on a bond given by him to the state of Kansas which contained the following condition:
“Now, therefore, if the said E. D. Russell shall promptly pay all indebtedness for labor or material furnished in the prosecution of said work; and shall pay all claims which might be the basis of liens, then the above obligation to be void, otherwise to be of full force and effect.”
The Neodesha National…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Prairie State Bank v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- First Nat. Bank of Seattle v. City Trust, Safe Deposit & Surety Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1902
- Fidelity & Deposit Co. v. City of StaffordSupreme Court of Kansas · 1914
3Cited by9 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Southern Surety Co. v. SchlesingerOhio Supreme Court · 1926
- Bower v. TebbsMontana Supreme Court · 1957
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. First State BankSupreme Court of Kansas · 1972
- Union Traction Co. v. Standard Brick Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1923
- First Nat. Bank of Dothan v. American Surety Co. of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1931
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