Legal Opinion
E. J. Albrecht Co. v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 1, 1947No. 9329PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EVANS, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff, a contractor, sued a subcontractor’s surety for damages for breach of contract. The subcontractor intervened ps a defendant and filed an answer and a counterclaim. The surety filed an answer advancing a plurality of defenses.
The jury found against plaintiff on its complaint and for . the defendant on his counterclaim giving him a verdict for $15,000. A directed verdict in favor of the surety was entered at the close of the plaintiff’s case, on the ground that the evidence showed there had been a material alteration *390in the contract without its knowledge or…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Shepherd v. Union Central Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1934
- National Grain Yeast Corp. v. City of Crystal LakeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1945
- E. J. Albrecht Co. v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1947
- F. J. Lewis Mfg. Co v. SnyderCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1930
3Cited by2 opinions
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