Legal Opinion
Board of Supervisors v. Southern Cross Coal Corp.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 9, 1989No. Record 870721PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Russell
This is a dispute between the obligee and the surety on a developer’s subdivision performance bond. The dispositive question is whether the obligee, completing the work after the principal had defaulted, materially altered the obligation so as to release the surety.
In October 1978, Southern Cross Coal Corporation (Southern Cross) entered into two agreements with the Board of Supervisors of Fairfax County (the Board) relating to the development of a land subdivision known as “North Springfield Park, Section II.” The agreements obligated Southern Cross to complete all road improvements shown on…
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