Legal Opinion
Alexander Lumber Co. v. Ætna Casualty & Surety Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 29, 1924No. 3315PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAGE, Circuit Judge.
Bankrupts built for the board of trustees of the University of Illinois a chemistry building under a written contract, and pursuant to the provisions thereof entered into a bond, on which the appellee surety company (hereinafter called “surety company”) was security. Appellant furnished materials to bankrupts to the extent of $.15,790.13 for the chemistry building, and a much larger amount that was used on other jobs.
During the progress of the work, bankrupts, from moneys received from the board of trustees, paid to appellant over $26,000, without direction as to…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Prairie State Bank v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Aetna Life Ins. Co. v. MiddleportSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- First Nat. Bank of Seattle v. City Trust, Safe Deposit & Surety Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1902
- Alexander Lumber Co. v. Ætna Accident & Liability Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1921
- Spalding Lumber Co. v. BrownIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. CushingCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1948
- American National Bank & Trust Co. v. Weyerhaeuser Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- American National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago, Cross-Appellee v. Weyerhaeuser Company, Third-Party and Counter-Defendant- Cross-Appellant v. The First Jersey National Bank, Third-Party and Counter-PlaintiffCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- Liberty Mutual Insurance v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2006
- In Re Petroleum Piping Contractors, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Indiana · 1997
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