National Surety Co. v. T. B. Townsend Brick & Contracting Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Second District;—heard in that court on writ of error to the Circuit Court of Peoria county; the Hon. T. M. Shaw, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wilkin
The city of Peoria let a contract for the construction of the sewer system in that city known as the “West Bluff Sewer System” to the T. B. Townsend Brick and Contracting Company. This company afterwards contracted with T. P. Sinclair & Co. for the performance of certain work connected with the construction of the said system. Sinclair & Co., to secure the Townsend company in the faithful performance of their contract with it, entered into an indemnity bond in the penal sum of $10,000, and the National Surety Company became surety on this bond. Sinclair & Co. failed to perform their contract,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Niehoff v. DudleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1866
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