Legal Opinion
American Insurance Co. v. Joyner Electric, Inc.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided May 28, 1993No. 92-2713PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAHN, Judge.
This appeal raises the question of proper venue in an action brought by a subcontractor against a bonding company on a surety bond, where the principal on the bond, the prime contractor, is not named in the subcontractor’s action. The surety, American Insurance Company (American), pursuant to section 255.05, Florida Statutes (1989), issued a labor and material payment bond to Hewitt Contracting Company, Inc. (Hewitt), the prime contractor, for construction of a prison facility for the state of Florida in Columbia County. Hewitt entered into a subcontract with appellee Joyner…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Deeb, Incorporated v. BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION OF COLUMBIA CTY.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1967
- Carlson-Southeast Corp. v. Geolithic, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
- Coordinated Constructors v. Florida Fill, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980
- Ins. Co. of North Am. v. Jetstar Dev., Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987
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