Legal Opinion
Kingsley v. City of Fall River
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided October 25, 1932PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C.J.
A suit in equity was brought by Frank H. Kingsley against the city of Fall River, James Crosson as trustee in bankruptcy of Greany & Sherry, Inc. (hereafter called the contractor) and the Detroit Fidelity & Surety Company to recover for materials furnished to the contractor in the construction of a school building of the city, and to apply, in satisfaction of his claim, the proceeds of a bond given under G. L. c. 149, § 29, by the contractor to the city as security for the payment of all materials and labor used in the construction of the school building. The surety on the bond was the…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- United States v. River Rouge Improvement Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Williams v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Merrimac Chemical Co. v. MooreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1932
- White v. GoveMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1903
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3Cited by38 opinions
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