Legal Opinion
Oak Cliff Lumber Co. v. American Indemnity Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 15, 1924No. 9170PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JONES C. J.
On February 26, 1914, one O. R. Jones, as owner, entered into a written contract with J W. Alexander and J. T. Babb, as contractors, for the construction of a building situated in the city of Dallas at a cost of $9,847. This cost included everything that went into the construction of the building. Under the terms of the written contract the contractors were required to, and did, furnish the said owner a bond in the sum of $5,000 as security that the contract would be performed.
Before the building was completed the contractors abandoned their contract, and it became necessary for…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- National Bank of Cleburne v. Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1902
- General Bonding & Casualty Ins. Co. v. Waples Lumber Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1915
- Mosher Mfg. Co. v. Equitable Surety Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1921
- Texas Glass & Paint Co. v. CrowdusTexas Supreme Court · 1917
- Republic Guaranty & Surety Co. v. Wm. Cameron & Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1912
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Knox Recr. v. BallTexas Supreme Court · 1945
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- Metropolitan Casualty Ins. Co. of New York v. Texas Sand & Gravel Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1934
- American Employers' Ins. Co. v. RoddyTexas Commission of Appeals · 1932
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