People ex rel. Winkle Terra-Cotta Co. v. Cotteral
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Wayne; Frazer, J. Assumpsit by the people of the State of Michigan, for the use and benefit of the Winkle Terra-Cotta Company, against Joseph W. Cotteral, Sr., and Joseph W. Cotteral, Jr., copartners, as principals, and Charles E. Bresler and John E. Calnon as sureties, upon a statutory bond. From a judgment for defendants on verdict directed by the court, plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
In March, 1895, Cotteral & Co. contracted to build the Central High School Building in Detroit. The usual bond given in cases of contracts for the construction of municipal buildings was given by Cotteral & Co. It is claimed the other defendants are sureties upon the bond. The plaintiff furnished the terra-cotta work in the building under a contract made with Cotteral & Co. The contractors failed before the building was completed. The Terra-Cotta Company was not paid for the work which had been furnished by it at the time of the failure, and it brought this suit to- recover upon the bond. The…
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