Legal Opinion
Village of Crainville v. Argonaut Insurance
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided May 22, 1980No. 52474PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Underwood
The village of Crainville (village) entered into a contract with Freeburg Construction Company (Freeburg) for the construction of a waterworks and sewage system as specified by a municipal ordinance. The village required a performance bond and a payment bond, both of which designated Freeburg as principal, the village as obligee and Argonaut Insurance Company (Argonaut) as surety. Alleging that Freeburg had breached the construction contract and that Argonaut had failed to fulfill its obligations under the performance bond, the village filed an action in the Williamson County circuit court…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Miller v. DeWittIllinois Supreme Court · 1967
- Geneva Construction Co. v. Martin Transfer & Storage Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1954
- Garrity v. Rural Mutual InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1977
- Flynn v. VancilIllinois Supreme Court · 1968
- Emmons v. Agricultural Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1963
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- American Environmental, Inc. v. 3-J CO.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1991
- American National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago, Cross-Appellee v. Weyerhaeuser Company, Third-Party and Counter-Defendant- Cross-Appellant v. The First Jersey National Bank, Third-Party and Counter-PlaintiffCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
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