Legal Opinion
American Mills Co. v. American Surety Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 11, 1922No. 118PublishedCited by 149 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Taft
This case involves a question of procedure and turns on the construction of Equity Rule 30. An understanding of the point at issue requires a statement of the facts and the course of the litigation.
In September, 1918, the Hartenfeld Bag Company, which was ip a failing condition, owed the American Mills Company, the petitioner, about $22,000, which-it was unable to pay. The Mills Company and the Bag Company made a contract, the performance of which by the Bag Company. the American Surety Company guaranteed. The contract recited that the Mills Company had paid in advance to the Bag Company…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Re Metropolitan Railway ReceivershipSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Merchants Heat & Light Co. v. J. B. Clow & SonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
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