Legal Opinion
Standard Accident Insurance v. Higgins
New York Supreme Court
Decided December 13, 1957PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCortland A. Johnson, J.
Plaintiff, a surety company, seeks to recover from defendants (indemnitors) a portion of its alleged losses on a construction bond given to secure performance and payment of claims.
During 1951, the individual defendants agreed to indemnify plaintiff for loss which it might sustain by reason of its execution and delivery of three separate bonds given to obtain the award to Eugene Higgins, Inc. (a corporation of which the individual defendants were officers) of three separate contracts for school construction.
All the bonds contained the same provisions (so far as this litigation depends…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- McClare v. Massachusetts Bonding & InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1935
- Johnson Service Co. v. E. H. Monin, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. GraceNew York Court of Appeals · 1944
- National Surety Co. v. FultonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1920
- George W. Maltby & Sons Co. v. WadeNew York Supreme Court · 1928
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3Cited by2 opinions
- International Fidelity Insurance v. SpadafinaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- American Motorists Insurance v. United Furnace Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1988