Legal Opinion
Town of River Junction v. Maryland Casualty Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 1, 1940No. 9259PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIBLEY, Circuit Judge.
The Town of River Junction was building a sewerage system with aid from the Public Works Administration; Gadsden County State Bank was lending the contractor money to pay his labor and material bills; and Maryland Casualty Company was surety on the contractor’s bond. Towards the end of the job the contractor got from the Bank $4,000, $400, and $400 on an assignment to it dated June 28, 1937, of his “June estimate check” and used the money to pay for labor and materials. The June check was not promptly issued, and on Aug. 18 the contractor defaulted and the surety *280was…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Prairie State Bank v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Henningsen v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. of BaltimoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Martin v. National Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Farmers' Bank v. HayesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1932
- First Nat. Bank of Seattle v. City Trust, Safe Deposit & Surety Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1902
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3Cited by48 opinions
- Concerned Citizens of South Kenai Peninsula v. Kenai Peninsula BoroughAlaska Supreme Court · 1974
- The National Shawmut Bank of Boston v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1969
- American Airlines, Inc. v. Ulen (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1949
- R. P. Farnsworth & Co. v. Electrical Supply Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1940
- The Home Indemnity Company v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1967
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