Legal Opinion

Illinois Surety Co. v. O'Brien

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided June 8, 1915No. 2631PublishedCited by 12 opinions

In Error to the District Court o£ the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Ohio; William R. Day, Judge. Action at law by P. C. O’Brien against the Illinois Surety Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.

1Opinion of the Court

DENISON, Circuit Judge.

When tins case was here before (O’Brien v. Illinois Co., 203 Fed. 436, 121 C. C. A. 546) we reviewed the judgment which had sustained a demurrer to the petition. It then appeared that O’Brien had leased a certain lot to Nolan for 97 years, commencing in January, 1907; that Nolan, as lessee, had agreed to pay a specified rental and to erect at once a described building; that the surety company had guaranteed the performance of Nolan’s promise to erect the building; that it had not been erected, and that the agreed rent had not been paid; and that, for nonpayment of the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. O'Brien v. Illinois Surety Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1913

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Palmer v. ChamberlinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1951
  2. The Associated Press v. Taft-Ingalls Corporation, Formerly Known as the Cincinnati Times-Star CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1965
  3. United States v. Grace Evangelical ChurchCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1942
  4. Ingalls v. PerkinsNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1927
  5. American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance v. American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1967

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