Legal Opinion
Sinclair Refining Co. v. Burch
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided November 14, 1944No. 46466PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGarfield, J.
This is a companion case to Hercules Mfg. Co. v. Burch, No. 46485, 235 Iowa 568. The principal distinction between the two cases is that in the Hercules ease Burch completed the work but here he defaulted.
The contract here, made May 3, 1940, was for grading on a primary-road project in Yan Burén county. On May 15th the contractor assigned to Iowa State Bank and Trust Company of Fairfield all sums to become due under the contract. The assignment secured indebtedness which Burch subsequently incurred to the bank upon which there was owing more than the amount still in the hands of the highway…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Smith v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1934
- Sexton v. SextonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1905
- Wood Bros. Thresher v. EicherSupreme Court of Iowa · 1942
- Ahrweiler v. Board of SupervisorsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1939
- Oliphant v. HawkinsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1921
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Janson v. FultonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1968
- Hedges v. ConderSupreme Court of Iowa · 1969
- Consolidated Freightways Corp. of Del. v. NicholasSupreme Court of Iowa · 1965
- Grant v. NorrisSupreme Court of Iowa · 1957
- Farmers Cooperative Co. v. DeCosterSupreme Court of Iowa · 1995
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