Legal Opinion

Wells v. Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided March 3, 1919No. 21654PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Appeal from First Judicial District Court, Parish of Caddo; R. D. Webb, Judge. Suit on a builder’s bond in her favor by Mrs. Kate H. Wells against the Fidelity '& Deposit Company of Maryland. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtDawkins, J.

This is a suit upon a builder’s bond given by one E. R. Darrow, contractor, -in favor of plaintiff for the proper performance of the terms of a contract to erect and remodel certain buildings in the city of Shreveport, La., which contract was re*171ferred to and made part of the bond. It is charged in the original and amended petitions that Darrow agreed to do the work in question for a total -price of $28,000, but that plaintiff was compelled to expend' the sum of $4,002.15 oyer and above the contract price for labor and material, in addition to extras added by her, in order to have said job…

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2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. George A. Hormel & Co. v. American Bonding Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1910
  2. Meyer v. BichowSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1913
  3. Victoria Lumber Co. v. WellsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1916

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Fidelity Homestead Ass'n v. Kennedy & AndersonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
  2. Davis v. West Louisiana BankSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1924
  3. State v. Preferred Accident Insurance Co. of NYLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1963
  4. Shreveport Laundries v. ShermanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1942
  5. Texas Co. v. CraisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1934

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