Legal Opinion
National Grocery Co. v. Maryland Casualty Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided July 18, 1928No. 21294. Department TwoPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHolcomb, J.
This case presents for decision the question: Is the surety on a contractor’s statutory bond on public work, given pursuant to Eem. Comp. Stat., §1159 [P. C. §9724], liable for groceries furnished to the contractor for use in a cook house or boarding house operated by the contractor at the site of the work?
The trial court held the surety liable and entered judgment accordingly.
There is no substantial dispute in the facts.
On January 13,1926, H. A. Kuckenberg and Andrew Wittman, copartners doing business as Kuckenberg- Wittman Co., and Booth & Pomeroy, Inc., a corporation, entered, into a…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Brogan v. National Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1918
- National Surety Co. v. Bratnober Lumber Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1912
- Armour & Co. v. Western Construction Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1905
- Franzen v. Southern Surety Co.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1926
- National Surety Co. v. United States ex rel. Pittsburgh & Buffalo Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1916
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Western Clinic & Hospital Ass'n v. Gabriel Construction Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1932
- Rogers v. RowlandWashington Supreme Court · 1932
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1941
- Terry v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1938
- Standard Oil Co. v. Long-Bell Lumber Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1932
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