Legal Opinion
American Surety Co. v. Wells Water District
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 29, 1937PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRhodes, J.
The facts found by the referee are accepted by all parties; the questions presented relate to his legal conclusions as applied to the facts.
The principal question is whether the plaintiff surety company is liable under its bond for the payment of all outstanding claims of laborers and materialmen in connection with the construction of a water supply system of the Wells Water District, town of Wells. i
The plaintiff surety company having given its bond in connection with the construction nontract, brought an action setting forth *21that there were outstanding and unpaid claims, demanded that the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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