Legal Opinion
Rester v. Moody & Stewart
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 30, 1931No. 31026PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Moody Stewart entered into a contract with the state, through the highway commission, to build a portion of a public highway in the parish of Washington, designated as "State Project 412-D," and gave bond to secure the faithful performance of the work with the Union Indemnity Company as surety. The contract was made and the bond written in accordance with Act No. 224 of 1918, as amended by Act No. 271 of 1926.
The contractors bound and obligated themselves to construct and complete the road and to "furnish and deliver all material and do and perform all labor necessary for the satisfactory…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- National Surety Co. v. United States ex rel. Pittsburgh & Buffalo Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1916
- Miller v. BonnerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1926
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. California-Arizona Construction Co.Arizona Supreme Court · 1920
- Fitzgerald v. NealOregon Supreme Court · 1924
- Red River Const. Co. v. Pierce Petroleum CorporationSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1928
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3Cited by32 opinions
- State v. McInnis Bros. Const.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1997
- Wilkin v. Dev Con Builders, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1990
- Louisiana Highway Commission v. McCainSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1941
- Continental Casualty Co. v. Associated Pipe & Supply Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Martinolich v. AlbertLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
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