Fidelity & Deposit Co. v. City of Stafford
Supreme Court of Kansas
Appeal from Stafford district court; Daniel A. Banta, judge.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
West, J.:
Joseph Bortenlanger contracted with the city of Stafford for the construction of a waterworks system and an electric light plant. Pursuant to the provision requiring him to give bond he furnished one executed by the plaintiff, which bond provided that if the principal should voluntarily abandon the contract the surety should have the right to assume the same and sublet or complete it, “and if said contract shall be assumed by the Surety, then as such contract is duly performed, any reserve, deferred payments and all other monies provided by…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Prairie State Bank v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Henningsen v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. of BaltimoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Aetna Life Ins. Co. v. MiddleportSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Hardaway v. National Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1909
- United States ex rel. Fidelity Nat. Bank v. RundleCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1901
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3Cited by17 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Southern Surety Co. v. SchlesingerOhio Supreme Court · 1926
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. First State BankSupreme Court of Kansas · 1972
- New v. SmithSupreme Court of Kansas · 1915
- Illinois Surety Co. v. MitchellCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1917
- New Amsterdam Casualty Co. v. WurtzSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1920
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