Porto Rico v. Title Guaranty & Surety Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT. The facts, which involve the liability of a surety company on á bond given for faithful performance of a contract, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holmes
This is a suit upon, a joint and several bond executed by the defendant in error as surety for the Vandegrift Construction Company. In the Circuit Court a nonsuit was ordered and the order was affirmed by the Circuit Court of Appeals on the ground that the plaintiff by its own act had made performance of the condition impossible. 103 C. C. A. 607; 180 Fed. Rep. 64b. The facts are these:
By an ordinance of March 2, 1903, Porto Rico granted to the Vandegrift Company the right to build and operate an electric railway and also a power plant in specified places in the island. Within one year from…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- US v. Don Fernando De La Maza Arredondo & OthersSupreme Court of the United States · 1832
- People of Porto Rico v. Title Guarantee & Surety Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1910
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