Legal Opinion
People v. Continental Casualty Co.
New York Supreme Court
Decided May 15, 1935PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStaley, J.
This is an action brought by the People of the State of New York against the Continental Casualty Company to recover the sum of $25,643.90, the increased cost of carrying out a contract, the performance of which had been guaranteed by the defendant.
In August, 1929, Maxwell Brothers, Inc., entered into a contract with the State to build a sanitary sewer for the Wassaic State School at Wassaic, N. Y., for the sum of $179,285. The contract was to be completed on or before the 10th day of June, 1930.
The defendant, as surety, executed a bond to the plaintiff in the sum of $86,643, the condition of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Conner v. . ReevesNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Bates v. Salt Springs National BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
- Fish v. . VanderlipNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Scarsdale National Bank & Trust Co. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1934
- American Radiator Co. v. . City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- First National Bank In Yonkers v. Maryland Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1961
- People v. Caldwell-Garvan & Bertini, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1937