Wasco Co. v. New England Equitable Ins.
Oregon Supreme Court
From Wasco: William L. Bradshaw, Judge. Department 1. Wasco County brought this suit in interpleader so "that the court could decide whether the sum of $920 held by the county should be paid to the New England Equitable Insurance Company, a corporation, hereinafter called the Insurance Company, or to the French & Company Bank, a corporation, hereinafter referred to as the bank.
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From Wasco: William L. Bradshaw, Judge. Department 1. Wasco County brought this suit in interpleader so "that the court could decide whether the sum of $920 held by the county should be paid to the New England Equitable Insurance Company, a corporation, hereinafter called the Insurance Company, or to the French & Company Bank, a corporation, hereinafter referred to as the bank. On June 14, 1915, Henry Cromer entered into a contract to construct a certain highway for the county. A bond, signed by the contractor as principal and the Insurance Company as surety, was delivered to the county, as…
1Opinion of the CourtHarris, J.
A representative of the Insurance Company testified that the surety disbursed $3,907.22 *469in settlement of labor and material claims and that “all bills for labor and material were 0. K.’d by Mr. Cromer before we paid them.” Cromer testified that the moneys paid by the Insurance Company “covered material and labor and supplies,” and that ‘‘about $1,200 was labor. ’ ’ Although it may be assumed, without deciding, that neither the bill of Buskuhl Brothers for $405.94 nor the claim of T. C. Murray for $308.99 embraced labor or material for which the Insurance Company was liable on its bond,…
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