Legal Opinion
In Re Leon Keyser, Inc.
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided July 1, 1952No. 4120PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDuncan, J.
The surety takes the position that the bonds which it executed with the insolvent corporation are statutory bonds, and that it is obligated to pay only those creditors who gave the notice required by the statute. R. L., c. 264, s. 27 (Laws 1943, c. 182). It contends that the statute should be read into the bonds, and that any undertakings which are broader than those required by the statute or conflict therewith, should be limited accordingly. With this view we do not agree. In 43 Am. Jur. 888, “Public Works and Contracts,” s. 146, it is stated that by the weight of authority such a “bond may…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Title Guaranty & Trust Co. of Scranton v. Crane Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1910
- American Surety Co. v. Westinghouse Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1935
- American Surety Co. of NY v. SampsellSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Baumann v. City of West AllisWisconsin Supreme Court · 1925
- Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance v. State Ex Rel. SummersIndiana Court of Appeals · 1925
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- Fastrack Crushing Services, Inc. v. Abatement International/Advatex Associates, Inc.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 2003
- Naylor Pipe Co. v. Murray Walter, Inc.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1980
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