Southern Surety Co. v. Town of Greeneville
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Tennessee; Edward T. Sanford, Judge. Bill of interpleader by the Town of Greeneville against the Southern Surety Company and the Southern Asphalt & Construction Company. From a judgment in favor of the Southern Asphalt & Construction Company, the Southern Surely Company appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
KNAPPEN, Circuit Judge.
The surety company became surety upon the construction company’s bond given to the town of Greene-ville under a contract for certain public work. The construction company’s application to the surety company to sign- the bond contained an assignment of certain personal property as, security. The surety company contended that this security was intended to protect it from liability, not only on account of the bond given under this application, but on account of other bonds which it had given to other municipalities for the construction company’s benefit, under at least one…
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