Legal Opinion

Reliance Insurance Co. v. Department of Transportation & Development, Office of Highways

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided May 29, 1985No. 84 CA 0300Published

1Opinion of the Court

JOHN S. COVINGTON, Judge.

Reliance Insurance Company (Reliance) alleges multiple causes of action against the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, Office of Highways (DOTD) in its petition styled “Petition for Breach of Contract, Retainage, Delay and Other Damages”. Reliance alleged, as its sixth cause of action, DOTD’s refusal to pay retained funds after the lien period had lapsed on the highway construction project which ViCon, Inc. contracted with DOTD to perform. Reliance executed its contractor’s Bond No. B952280, as surety, on behalf of ViCon, Inc., as principal, and…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Pearlman v. Reliance InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. United States v. Munsey Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
  3. Trinity Universal Insurance Company and First National Bank in Dallas v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1967
  4. Security Insurance Company of Hartford v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1970
  5. The Aetna Casualty and Surety Company v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970

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