Legal Opinion
Board of Education of Linden v. Vail
New Jersey Court of Chancery
Decided May 1, 1931PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The board of education of the city of Linden contracted with L.M. Steele Company for the building of school No. 4, for the price of $85,430, and American Surety Company gave the statutory bond for due performance. The contractor quit and was adjudged insolvent and a receiver was appointed by the court after the architects' first estimate of work done, $2,431. The surety company was called upon to finish the job and undertook the task at a cost of $84,488. The board paid the estimate money into court under a decree that the surety company and the receiver interplead.
The surety company is…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Bd. of Education of Elizabeth v. ZincNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1927
- Mack Manufacturing Co. v. Citizens Construction Co.New Jersey Court of Chancery · 1915
- John W. Barwell. Inc. v. VailNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1931
- Mack Manufacturing Co. v. Citizens Construction Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1916
3Cited by3 opinions
- Central Surety & Insurance Corp. v. Martin Infante Co.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1958
- Guise v. John C. Guise, Inc.New Jersey Court of Chancery · 1932
- Van Varick v. Van Varick, Inc.New Jersey Court of Chancery · 1935