City of Topeka v. Federal Union Surety Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Kansas; John C. Pollock, Judge. Suit in equity by the Federal Union Surety Company and others against the City of Topeka. Decree for complainants, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
This action in equity was brought by the Federal Union Surety Company against the city of Topeka, Kan., John Ritchie, Clarence A. Ritchie, the. Topeka Vitrified Brick & Tile Company, the Capital City Vitrified Brick & Paving Company, Fred Duttjohan, and H. H. Folks. The complaint was filed March 18, 1911, in the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Kansas. The facts as they existed at the date of the filing of the bill, March 18, 1911, are substantially as follows;
On February 6, 1905, the city of Topeka let a contract to a partnership composed of John…
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