Legal Opinion

State v. Bi-States Const. Co., Inc.

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided August 30, 1978No. 60867PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LeGRAND, Justice.

In this case the State of Iowa and Iowa State Board of Regents (hereafter jointly called Regents) sued Bi-States Construction Company, Inc. (hereafter called Bi-States) for breach of contract arising out of a sewer construction job at Oakdale Sanitarium. Merchants Mutual Bonding Company (hereafter called MMB), an Iowa corporation, was made a defendant as surety on Bi-States’ construction bond. Trial resulted in judgment for the Regents in the amount of $16,483.26. Bi-States and MMB appeal, and we reverse.

The contract was entered into on July 7, 1967. It called for…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Goodwin v. City of BloomfieldSupreme Court of Iowa · 1973
  2. Bishop v. Schield Bantam CompanyDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1968
  3. McConnell v. PoorSupreme Court of Iowa · 1901
  4. Auchampaugh v. SchmidtSupreme Court of Iowa · 1886
  5. First National Bank v. DrakeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1919

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  4. Karnes v. F.C. Morris & Sons, Inc. (In re Morris)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Illinois · 1992
  5. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. State, Ex Rel. Oklahoma Tax CommissionSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2002

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