Pacific National Bank v. Aetna Indemnity Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of tbe superior court for Pierce county, Snell, J., entered February 28, 1903, upon tbe verdict of a jury rendered in favor of plaintiff by direction of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtHadley, J.
This is a suit upon a guaranty bond. The instrument sued upon purports to have been executed by Seeley & Co. as trustee for John B. Hardy and the Hardy Ship Building Company, as principals, and by the appellant the Aetna Indemnity Company, a corporation existing under the laws of the state of Connecticut, as surety. The bond runs to the Pacific National Bank, respondent herein, and is in the sum of $7,500. It contains the following recitals as to its purpose and conditions:
“Whereas, Seeley & Co., agents, are acting as trustee for John B. Hardy and the Hardy Shipbuilding Co., and as such…
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