Second Nat. Bank of Parkersburg v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern' District of West Virginia, at Parkersburg; Alston G. Dayton, Judge. Suit by the United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company against the Second National Bank of Parkersburg, W. Va., and another. Decree for pomplainant, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
PRITCHARD, Circuit Judge.
This is another of the numerous cases growing out of the bankruptcy 16 years ago of the Evansville Contract Company. That concern had, prior to its adjudication, contracted with the United States to build certain locks and dams in the Ohio, the Big Sandy, and ■ tire Congaree rivers. The United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company, herein called the surety, was on its bond in the aggregate amount of $200,000. To induce the surety to execute these bonds the bankrupt agreed that, if it became unable to complete or carry on the contract, it would, and did, assign the plant…
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