Legal Opinion
Elkan v. Sebastian Bridge Dist.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 6, 1923No. Nos. 5980-5982PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STONE, Circuit Judge.
This is a bill by Elkan against the Sebastian Bridge District to cancel a contract and for an accounting covering the value of the work done by plaintiff thereunder in partially constructing a bridge across the Arkansas river at Ft. Smith, Ark.
The answer of the district included a cross-bill praying that the contract be affirmed, that the Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland, surety on Elkan’s construction contract bond, be made a party, and that recovery for failure to perform the contract be given it against Elkan and against the surety. The surety answered praying…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Hollerbach v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Christie v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- United States v. Atlantic Dredging Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Salt Lake City v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1900
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Wunderlich v. State of California Ex Rel. Department of Public WorksCalifornia Supreme Court · 1967
- S & M Constructors, Inc. v. City of ColumbusOhio Supreme Court · 1982
- Craig v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1949
- Linneman Construction, Inc. v. Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
- Mansbach v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1926
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