Legal Opinion
First Nat. Bank of Dothan v. American Surety Co. of New York
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 1, 1931No. 6322PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALKER, Circuit Judge.
This was an action by the appellant against the appellee, the surety on a bond given by C. H. Van Ormer, the contractor for the construction of a hotel building at Doth-an, Ala. The complaint set out a copy of *747the bond and a copy of the contract, a copy of which by reference in the bond was made a part thereof. The bond contains the following provisions, which immediately follow the obligatory clause of the bond — its statement that the principal and surety, for a valuable consideration, are held and (irmly bound unto the Houston Hotel Company, Incorporated, the owner,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Hardaway v. National Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1909
- United States ex rel. Fidelity Nat. Bank v. RundleCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1901
- Hardaway v. National Surety Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1907
- United States v. RobertsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1831
- First National Bank of Chisholm v. O'NeilSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1929
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Town of River Junction v. Maryland Casualty Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1940
- Third Nat. Bank of Miami v. Detroit Fidelity & Surety Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1933
- United States Ex Rel. Dorfman v. Standard Surety & Casualty Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1941
- United States Ex Rel. Owens-Corning Fiber-Glas Corp. v. Brandt Construction Co.District Court, C.D. Illinois · 1984
- Bank of Auburn v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
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