National Surety Co. v. Architectural Decorating Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. The facts, which involve the constitutionality of a statute of Minnesota relating to enforcement of claims under building bonds, are stated in the opinion. By the common law as interpreted by. the Minnesota Supreme Court at the time the bond in question was given, no action could have been maintained by the Decorating Company , against plaintiff in error on the bond sued on.
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. The facts, which involve the constitutionality of a statute of Minnesota relating to enforcement of claims under building bonds, are stated in the opinion. By the common law as interpreted by. the Minnesota Supreme Court at the time the bond in question was given, no action could have been maintained by the Decorating Company , against plaintiff in error on the bond sued on. The right of action given is statutory in its origin, and was conditioned on giving the proper notice. Park Brothers & Company v. Sykes, 67 Minnesota, 153; Eidsvik v.…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Pitney
This is an action to recover damages for the breach of a bond made by the plaintiff ixi error as surety together with one Henricksen as principal, given to a certain school district of the State of Minnesota, conditioned that Hen-ricksen should pay all just claims for work, materials, etc., furnished for the completion of a school building, for the construction of which he' had made a contract with the district; the bond being given, according to its own recitals, for the use of the school district and of all persons doing work or furnishing materials under the contract. The contract and bond…
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