City of Winona v. Jackson
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Winona county to. recover from defendants M. S. Jackson and Fred Bokorny, as principals, and Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland, as surety, $19,939.90 upon an indemnity bond executed by defendants in connection with a contract entered into by defendants Jackson and Bokorny for constructing a sewer for plaintiff. Defendant Surety Company alone appeared and answered.
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Action in the district court for Winona county to. recover from defendants M. S. Jackson and Fred Bokorny, as principals, and Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland, as surety, $19,939.90 upon an indemnity bond executed by defendants in connection with a contract entered into by defendants Jackson and Bokorny for constructing a sewer for plaintiff. Defendant Surety Company alone appeared and answered. The case was tried before Snow,'J., who made findings of fact, and as conclusions of law found that plaintiff was entitled to recover from defendant Surety Company $11,774.96 and interest, being…
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
The city of Winona.entered into a contract with Jackson & Bokorny, by which that firm undertook and agreed to do certain work in constructing a system of sewers for the city, for the stipulated compensation, in round numbers, of $30,000. The larger part of the work undertaken was completed by the contractors, but, for reasons that will be stated more at length later in the opinion, the contractors failed fully to perform their contract. The city completed the work left undone by them, and brought this action, upon the bond given by the contractors to indemnify the city in the event of a…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Simonson v. GrantSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1887
- Bentley v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1889
- Paine v. SherwoodSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1875
- Cushing v. CableSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
- Kiichli v. Minnesota Brush Electric Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1894
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