Legal Opinion
United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Central of Georgia Ry. Co.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided March 9, 1933No. 4 Div. 662PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FOSTER, Justice.
This is a branch of a statutory suit on the bond of a state road contractor in which appellee is an intervener. Its claim is for demurrage on carload shipments by railroad of material and supplies used in the construction of the work. On a former appeal, this court held it to be a proper claim against the bond of the contractor. Central of Georgia Ry. Co. v. U. S. F. & G. Co., 223 Ala. 458, 137 So. 36. Other preliminary questions had been settled on another appeal. 222 Ala. 637, 134 So. 18.
The circuit court, on the hearing of this intervention, allowed claims for demurrage…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Granger v. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1924
- Miller & Co. v. Georgia Railroad & Banking Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1891
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Andalusia Mfg. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1931
- Menasha Paper Co. v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Greek-American Produce Co. v. Illinois Central R. R.Alabama Court of Appeals · 1912
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Southern Ry. Co. v. Aluminum Co. of AmericaDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1951
- Pacific Portland Cement Co. v. Western Pac. R. CoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1950
- The Pennsylvania Railroad Company v. Moore-Mccormack Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- The Pennsylvania Railroad Company v. Moore-Mccormack Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- Union Pacific Railroad v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1974