Lakeside Land Co. v. Empire State Surety Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for St. Louis county to recover from defendant as surety on two bonds certain sums of money paid by plaintiff'to protect itself from liens filed against its property. Upon the pleadings and stipulated facts the case was submitted to Dibell, J., who found in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $1,075.79. From a judgment entered pursuant to the findings, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
Respondent and a contractor entered into agreements in writing whereby the contractor agreed to furnish the necessary material and labor and to construct two dwelling houses, to be completed within a certain time. Appellant company, as surety for the contractor, executed a bond to respondent as obligee, conditioned as follows:
“Now, therefore, the condition of this obligation is such that, if the said principal shall faithfully perform said contract on his part according to the terms, covenants, and conditions thereof (except as hereinafter provided), then this obligation shall be void;…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- American Surety Company v. PaulySupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- White v. Standard Life & Accident InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
- National Surety Co. v. LongCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1903
- Simonson v. GrantSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1887
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. RiceCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1906
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3Cited by25 opinions
- George A. Hormel & Co. v. American Bonding Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1910
- Community Bldg. Co. v. Maryland Casualty Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1925
- Southern Surety Co. v. MacMillan Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1932
- Standard Salt & Cement Co. v. National Surety Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1916
- Brandrup v. Empire State Surety Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1910
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