Legal Opinion
Western Casualty and Surety Company v. Eusebius J. Biggs
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 27, 1954No. 11074PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Per curiam
In 1938 Eusebius J. Biggs and Andrew B. Gregory, doing business as partners under the firm name of Biggs and Gregory and Biggs Construction Company, were awarded a contract to build a post office for the Government at Newton, Illinois. These general contractors furnished a regular contractor’s performance bond and they also, pursuant to the Miller Act, 40 U.S.C.A. § 270a(a) (2), furnished a payment bond, with the Western Casualty and Surety Company as surety thereon, in which the contractors promised that they would promptly pay the amounts due to all persons supplying labor and materials in…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Morley Construction Co. v. Maryland Casualty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Street v. Chicago Wharfing & Storage Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1895
- Admiral Oriental Line v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1936
- Glades County, Fla. v. Detroit Fidelity & Surety Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1932
- American Surety Co. of New York v. Lewis State BankCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1932
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Royal Indemnity Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1976
- Fidelity and Deposit Company v. Edward E. Gillen CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2019
- Fid. & Dep. Co. of MD. v. RosenmutterDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1985
- American Creosote Works, Inc. v. Caltoman Contractors, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
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