Legal Opinion
United States Casualty Co. v. District of Columbia ex rel. North American Cement Corp.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 9, 1939No. 7255PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUTLEDGE, Associate Justice.
The appeal is from a judgment holding appellant United States Casualty Company liable as surety to appellee North American Cement Corporation, use-plaintiff be*655low, on the bond of the Lake Stone Company,1 *a contractor with the District of Columbia. The parties will be designated according to their respective positions in the trial court.
The bond was- executed pursuant to Section 47, Title 20 of the District of Columbia Code (Supp. IV, 1938),2 requiring contractors for public work in the District to furnish a penal bond and prescribing the time within which action…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. WulfSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- United States Ex Rel. Hill v. American Surety Co. of NYSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Illinois Surety Co. v. United States Ex Rel. PeelerSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Armstrong & Latta v. City of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1915
- American Bonding Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1916
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Christensson v. HogdalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1952
- Cockrell v. First Federal Savings & Loan Ass'nDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1943
- Westinghouse Electric Supply Co. v. BrookleyNebraska Supreme Court · 1964
- Phyllis Taylor v. Peter BeckasCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- The Aetna Casualty and Surety Company v. Circle Equipment CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
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