Legal Opinion
Allegheny County v. Maryland Casualty Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 22, 1943No. 7962PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARIS, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, the County of Allegheny, in 1931 purchased 1100 voting machines from the Poole Engineering and Machine Company at a total price of $1,120,900. Alleging a breach of performance of the contract of purchase the county brought suit in a state court against the defendant as surety upon a bond for $200,000 which had been given by the vendor for the faithful performance of the contract. The suit was removed by the defendant to the federal district court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. A trial by jury resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff and judgment…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Montgomery Ward & Co. v. DuncanSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- March v. Philadelphia & West Chester Traction Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
- Scott v. WaggonerMontana Supreme Court · 1914
- United States v. AyresSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
- Newland v. Lehigh Valley RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Johnson v. Kansas City Public Service Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1948
- Tye v. Hertz Drivurself Stations, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1949
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