Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Hughes v. Adams

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided February 20, 1918No. 23,278PublishedCited by 9 opinions

From Monroe Circuit Court; Robert W. Meirs, Judge. Action by the State of Indiana, on relation of David Hughes and another against Ben F. Adams, Jr. From a judgment for defendant, the relators appeal. (Transferred from the Appellate Court under §1405 Burns 1914, Acts 1901 p. 590).

1Opinion of the CourtMyers, J.

— On June 20,1911, to the knowledge of the relators, appellee became surety on a construction bond, given to secure the faithful performance of a contract by Smith and .Son, as contractors, with the city of Bloomington, Indiana, for the improvement of a certain street in that city. The contract, among other things, provided that the contractors, James H. Smith and Walter Smith, would pay all amounts due any person or. persons for material for any work in connection with the *167contract. The bond, among other things, provided that the contractors “shall pay all claims for labor employed upon and…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Guaranty Co. v. Pressed Brick Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1903
  2. Greenfield Lumber & Ice Co. v. ParkerIndiana Supreme Court · 1902
  3. Aetna Indemnity Co. v. Indianapolis Mortar & Fuel Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1912
  4. Korsmeyer Plumbing & Heating Co. v. McClayNebraska Supreme Court · 1895
  5. Gipson v. OgdenIndiana Supreme Court · 1885

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Goeke v. Merchants National Bank & Trust Co. of IndianapolisIndiana Court of Appeals · 1984
  2. Loudermilk v. Feld Truck Leasing Co. of Ind.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1976
  3. Gates v. FauvreIndiana Court of Appeals · 1918
  4. Hammond Lumber Co. v. Richardson Bldg. & Eng'g Co.California Supreme Court · 1930
  5. Indiana Telco Federal Credit Union v. YoungIndiana Court of Appeals · 1973

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