Legal Opinion

American Surety Co. v. Egan

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided December 14, 1932No. 6051PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MOORMAN, Circuit Judge.

The American Surety Company brought this suit against the Palmer Construction Company and six individual defendants to recover the amounts it was required to pay as surety on a contract which the construction company made with the University of Michigan for the construction of an athletic building. The action was founded on an indemnity agreement executed by the defendants on June 18, 1923. The bond for the contract was executed upon the request of the construction company August 1, 1927. The construction company made no defense to the action, and judgment was taken…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Burke v. DulaneySupreme Court of the United States · 1894
  2. Salt Lake City v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1900
  3. Kauffman v. RaederCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1901
  4. Blewitt v. . BoorumNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
  5. Queensboro Nat. Bank of City of New York v. KellyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1931

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Kelley v. Illinois Central Railroad CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1943
  2. Edwin Denton v. Fireman's Fund Indemnity CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1965
  3. Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance v. OsborneCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1965
  4. Tolbert v. Standard Acc. Ins. Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1949

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