Legal Opinion
Northwestern Terra Cotta Co. v. Caldwell
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 19, 1916No. 4521PublishedCited by 7 opinions
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the District of Nebraska, Thos. C. Hunger, Judge. Suit by the Northwestern Térra Cotta Company against George W. Caldwell and others. To review a judgment for defendants, plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
George W. Caldwell and Lester Drake, as copartners under the name of Caldwell & Drake, entered into a contract for the construction of a new courthouse at Omaha, Neb., and gave a bond to the county dated April 10, 1909, with the Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland as surety which provided:
“Now the condition of this obligation is such that if the above bounden Caldwell & Drake shall pay oil: and discharge all debts dne to subcontractors, laborers and mechanics and all debts of every nature due for labor and material used in and about said building in the performance of…
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