Legal Opinion
Bill Curphy Co. v. Elliott
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 9, 1953No. 14259PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BORAH, Circuit Judge.
This case presents two questions: (1) whether a surety on a performance bond, which guaranteed the completion of a subcontractor’s share of a public works contract can be held liable upon default of the obligee of the bond in excess of the face amount of the bond and, (2) whether a claim for money loaned a subcontractor for payment of labor and materials is within the coverage of a contractor’s bond conditioned upon payment to all persons supplying labor and material in the prosecution of the work. For the reasons hereinafter stated our answer to both questions is no.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Trainor Co. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Purdy v. MasseySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
- Standard Accident Ins. Co. v. Knox, Recr.Texas Supreme Court · 1944
- Southern Surety Co. v. KleinCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1925
- Massachusetts Bonding & Ins. Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1938
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- International Fidelity Insurance v. County of RocklandDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2000
- American Bank & Trust Co. v. TRINITY UNI. INS. CO.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
- Continental Realty Corporation v. Andrew J. Crevolin Co.District Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1974
- Pennsylvania Fire Insurance v. American Airlines, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1960
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