Scott-Graff Lumber Co. v. Independent School District No. 1
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for St. Louis county to recover $971.12, damages alleged to have been sustained on account of defendant’s failure to require a statutory bond for the protection of materialmen and laborers in connection with a contract for the erection of a certain schoolhouse. The condition of the bond taken from the contractor and the surety company is given in the opinion.
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Action in the district court for St. Louis county to recover $971.12, damages alleged to have been sustained on account of defendant’s failure to require a statutory bond for the protection of materialmen and laborers in connection with a contract for the erection of a certain schoolhouse. The condition of the bond taken from the contractor and the surety company is given in the opinion. The complaint alleged, inter alia, that the material was sold between July 20, 1908, and January 1, 1909; that plaintiff had recovered a judgment against the contractor, which was entered against the…
1Opinion of the CourtO’Brien, J.
Defendant appeals from an order overruling its demurrer to the complaint, which alleged a contract between defendant and one Henricksen for the erection of a schoolhouse, and the sale of lumber therefor by plaintiff to Henricksen, who later became insolvent, leaving an unpaid balance upon the account. The complaint further alleged a failure by defendant to exact any bond from Henricksen, except one in the sum of $15,000 conditioned as follows:
“Whereas, the above-bounden H. C. Henricksen has, under date of July 20, 1908, entered into a contract with the above-named Independent School District…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Jefferson v. AschSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1893
- Mackenzie v. Board of School TrusteesIndiana Supreme Court · 1880
- Union Sewer Pipe Co. v. OlsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1901
- Wilcox Lumber Co. v. School District No. 268Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
- EAU Claire-St. Louis Lumber Co. v. BanksMissouri Court of Appeals · 1909
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Fay v. Bankers Surety Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1914
- Babcock v. American Surety Co. of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1916
- Pelton & King, Inc. v. Town of BethlehemSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1929
- J. B. McCrary Co. v. Dade County ex rel. E. I. DuPont de Nemours & Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1920
- Fargo Cornice & Ornament Co. v. School District No. 88Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1922
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