Legal Opinion
Phillips v. Pedarre
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 8, 1924No. 25887PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
By the WHOLE COURT.
OVERTON, J.
In September, 1915, Gibson, Hamilton & Co., a partnership, entered into a contract with the United States for the construction of levees in Adams county, Miss. In order to obtain the contract, it was necessary that the firm furnish a bond to secure the government, and also to protect those furnishing labor and material for the construction of the levees. U. S. Comp. Stat. § 6923; 8 Fed. Stat. Anno. § 6, pp. 374, 375. Accordingly, Gibson. Hamilton & Co. furnished a bond for 812,600, signed, in solido, by Henry R. Pedarre, the defendant herein, and by Baker…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Illinois Surety Co. v. John Davis Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Hampton v. M'connelSupreme Court of the United States · 1818
- Brogan v. National Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Title Guaranty & Trust Co. of Scranton v. Crane Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1910
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Continental Casualty Co. v. United States ex rel. AinsworthCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1934
- Globe Indemnity Co. v. Ætna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1939