Commonwealth v. American Surety Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Cunningham, J.,
The question involved upon this appeal is whether two of three county commissioners, who have paid the whole ¡of a surcharge against all three, can recover one-third of the amount thereof from the surety of the third.
These facts are averred in the statement of claim andi the amendment thereto: Buggies and Walker, the use plaintiffs below and appellants herein, together with one Crandall, were the county commissioners of Bradford County during the year 1923. Crandall, with The American Surety ¡Company, the defendant below, as his surety, had given la bond to the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Goldman v. Mitchell-Fletcher Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
- Lackawanna Trust & Safe Deposit Co. v. GomeringerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1912
- Wright v. Grover & Baker S. M. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1876
- Ruggles v. MooreSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1929
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- Parker v. RodgersSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
- Commonwealth v. American Surety Co. of N.Y.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
- Commonwealth, for Use v. Baldwin Bros CoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
- In re Patterson Building & Loan Ass'n, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County1938
- Northumberland County v. West End National Bank, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Northumberland County1975