Legal Opinion
National Surety Corporation v. Allen-Codell Co.
District Court, E.D. Kentucky
Decided February 26, 1947No. 5:07-misc-00011PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FORD, District Judge.
This case presents the question whether the surety upon bond of a contractor for public work, after completing the contract of the defaulting contractor, is entitled to recover from a subcontractor the cost of that part of the work covered by the subcontract which the subcontractor failed to perform.
On April 23, 1941, Robert Gwinn entered into a contract with the Department of Highways of the State of Kentucky to furnish and deliver all material and to do and perform all work required in the improvement of the Russell Springs-Columbia Road beginning at the corporate limit…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Phœnix Insurance v. Erie & Western Transportation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Globe & Rutgers Fire Ins. v. HinesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1921
- Louisville Trust Co. v. Royal Indemnity Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1929
- O'Bryan v. Mengel CompanyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1928
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Coleman v. Farmers Deposit BankCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1936
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Acuity, a Mutual Insurance v. Planters Bank, Inc.District Court, W.D. Kentucky · 2005
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