Abbott v. Morrissette
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendants (sureties in the bond in suit) from a judgment of $1,081.76 in the district court for Eamsey county, where the action was tried by Otis, J., a jury being waived.
1Opinion of the Court
Dickinson, J.1
This action is prosecuted to recover on a bond executed pursuant to our mechanic’s lien law. The defendants Milsted and Belyea were the principal obligors, and the defendants Morrissette and Matteson were sureties. In August, 1888, Milsted & Belyea, as partners, entered into a contract with one Sarah R. Perkins, whereby they undertook to furnish the material for and to erect a block of buildings for her and upon her land, for a specified price. Thereupon this bond was executed pursuant to the statute, the bond running to the said Perkins, “for the use of all persons who may do…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Jones v. WilderSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1881
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- National Surety Co. v. George E. Breece Lumber Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1932
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