Legal Opinion
Third Nat. Bank of Miami v. Detroit Fidelity & Surety Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 8, 1933No. 6890PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIBLEY, Circuit Judge.
Detroit Fidelity & Surety Company became surety upon the bond of Central Station Equipment Company for $532,000 for the performance of a contract with state highway department of Florida to build a bridge and to promptly make payment to all persons supplying labor, materials, and supplies used directly or indirectly in the prosecution of the work. On October 18,1930, the surety company filed a bill quia timet to ascertain the unpaid bills against the job for which it was liable, and to have applied to them the reserve percentages due to the contractor which were by the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Guaranty Co. v. Pressed Brick Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1903
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. United States Ex Rel. BartlettSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Kane v. First Nat. Bank of El Paso, Tex.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1932
- Columbia Digger Co. v. SparksCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1915
- Glades County, Fla. v. Detroit Fidelity & Surety Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1932
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Town of River Junction v. Maryland Casualty Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1940
- National State Bank of Newark v. Terminal Const. Corp.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1963
- Coconut Grove Exchange Bank v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1945
- California Bank v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1942
- General Casualty Co. Of America v. Second Nat. Bank of HoustonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1950
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