Legal Opinion
W. Harrison Price v. H. L. Coble Construction Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 8, 1963No. 19951PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POPE, Circuit Judge.
The appellee H. L. Coble Construction Company (Coble), as prime contractor, entered into a contract with Housing Authority of the City of Bessemer, Alabama, for the construction of a multiple dwelling project known as Low Rent Housing Project No. Alabama 125-1-12. The applicable Alabama statute, Code of Alabama 1940, Tit. 50, § 16, provided that any person entering into such a contract with the State or any municipal corporation should be required to execute a performance bond “and in addition thereto, another bond with good and sufficient surety, payable to the state,…
2Cases cited42 opinions
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- Continental Casualty Co. v. SchaeferCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1949
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- The Trane Company, a Division of American Standard, Inc. v. Whitehurst-Lassen Construction Company United States Fidelity and Guaranty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
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