Legal Opinion
Detroit Fidelity & Surety Co. v. Pippins
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 11, 1932No. 1124PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBarcus, J.
In March, 1929, Eproson & Co. made a contract with the state of Texas to construct a portion of a public road in Kaufman county .according to plans and specifications thereto attached, for an agreed price of $50,243.73. Appellant, as surety, signed the contractor’s bond for said amount guaranteeing the faithful performance of said contract. After a portion of the work had been done, new plans and specifications for building the road were substituted. The new plans called for a one hundred foot road instead of eighty and lowered certain grades and made many and numerous changes in minor…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- American Surety Co. of New York v. Axtell Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1931
- Houston & Texas Central Railway Co. v. MitchellTexas Supreme Court · 1873
- Housley v. Strawn Merchandise Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1927
- Ætna Casualty & Surety Co. v. WoodwardTexas Commission of Appeals · 1931
- Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland v. Prassel Sash & Door Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1929
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Standard Sanitary Mfg. Co. v. Southern Surety Co. of New YorkCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1933
- Capitol Steel & Iron Co. v. Standard Accident Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1952
- O'Connor v. Metropolitan Casualty Ins. Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1933
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