Legal Opinion
Cretex Companies, Inc. v. Construction Leaders, Inc.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided January 13, 1984No. CX-82-1676PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMONETT, Justice.
We conclude that unpaid materialmen, plaintiff-respondents on this appeal, are not intended third-party beneficiaries under the defaulting general contractor’s performance bond and, therefore, are not entitled to recover from the defendant-appellant surety. We reverse the trial court.
Northland Mortgage Company owns property in Maple Grove and Plymouth, Minnesota. It engaged defendant Construction Leaders, Inc., as its general contractor, to do the utilities construction for the development projects on the two properties. Defendant-appellant Travelers Indemnity Company wrote…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Buchman Plumbing Co., Inc. v. Regents of the U. of M.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1974
- Wyoming MacHinery Co. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1980
- Duluth Lumber & Plywood Co. v. Delta Development, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
- Amelco Window Corp. v. Fed. Ins. Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1974
- Northern National Bank v. Northern Minnesota National BankSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1955
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3Cited by37 opinions
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- Rural American Bank of Greenwald v. HerickhoffSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1992
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