City of Pendleton ex rel. Oregon Lumber Yard v. Jeffery & Bufton
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah: George G. Bingham, Judge. Department 2. This is an action brought under Section 6266, L. O. L., by the City of Pendleton, a municipal corporation, for the use and- benefit of the Oregon Lumber Yard, an Oregon corporation, with principal office at Pendleton, against Jeffery & Bufton, another Oregon corporation, with principal office in Portland, and the American Surety Company of New York, a New York corporation, with an office in the City of Portland, and…
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From Multnomah: George G. Bingham, Judge. Department 2. This is an action brought under Section 6266, L. O. L., by the City of Pendleton, a municipal corporation, for the use and- benefit of the Oregon Lumber Yard, an Oregon corporation, with principal office at Pendleton, against Jeffery & Bufton, another Oregon corporation, with principal office in Portland, and the American Surety Company of New York, a New York corporation, with an office in the City of Portland, and duly licensed- under the laws of Oregon to become surety on bonds and undertakings in this state. On September 11, 1912,…
1Opinion of the CourtJohns, J.
While Section 6266, L. O. L., provides that a bond shall be given to the effect that the contractor ‘ ‘ shall promptly make payments to all persons supplying him or them labor or materials for any prosecution of the work provided for in such contracts,” it will be noted that in the instant case the bond provides that the contractor—
“Shall pay all laborers, mechanics, subcontractors and materialmen and all persons who shall supply said principal, or any subcontractor with provisions or supplies for the carrying out of said work, all just debts, dues and demands in the performance of said work.”
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Sargent v. American Bank & Trust Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1916
- Riner v. Southwestern Surety Ins.Oregon Supreme Court · 1917
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