Legal Opinion
Slattery v. National Commercial Bank & Trust Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 20, 1936PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcNamee, J.
The State contracted with Edward V. Carey Contracting Corporation on November 17, 1932, for the construction of a public highway for the sum of $141,189.02. The defendant surety company executed and delivered its bond to the State in the sum of $62,698 to insure the performance of the contract by the contractor. When about half of the work was completed and paid for by the State, the contractor defaulted, and the State relet *223the contract to a second contractor at an excess cost to the State of $24,003.75. At the time of the default the State Comptroller had in his hands applicable to the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Scarsdale National Bank & Trust Co. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1934
- Wilson v. MoonNew York Court of Appeals · 1934
- Laski v. S. N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1927
- Schuessler v. Metropolitan Cas. Ins. Co. of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1934
3Cited by3 opinions
- First National Bank in Yonkers v. Maryland Casualty Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- Stanton v. Babor-Comeau & Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1940
- First National Bank In Yonkers v. Maryland Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1961