Legal Opinion
State v. Miller
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 6, 1930No. 29171PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’NIELL, O. J.
This is a eoncursus proceeding in settlement of the unpaid claims for work done and materials furnished in the construction of a highway through the parish of Jefferson. The only matter in dispute is the liability, or extent of liability, of the Southern Surety Company, as surety on the bond of the contractor, Paxton Millér, to the several claimants for work done or materials furnished.
Miller’s contract was with the state of Louisiana and the parish of Jefferson, and was governed by the provisions of Act No. 224 of 1918. Accordingly, the contractor’s bond guaranteed the faithful…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Miller v. BonnerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1926
- Grand Lodge, Benevolent Knights of America v. Murphy Const. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
- Red River Const. Co. v. Pierce Petroleum CorporationSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1928
- John H. Murphy Iron Works v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1929
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1928
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3Cited by16 opinions
- R. P. Farnsworth & Co. v. Electrical Supply Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1940
- Long Bell Lumber Co. v. S. D. Carr Const. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1931
- Wilkin v. Dev Con Builders, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1990
- Davis v. Franklin Parish School Bd.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1982
- Daigle v. Great American Indemnity Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1954
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