Legal Opinion
United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Continental Casualty Co.
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided June 26, 2003No. 03-39PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ray Thornton, Justice.
Appellant, Crane Construction [Crane], a general contractor, was hired by WalMart to construct retail stores in several states. Appellant, United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company [USF&G], issued several performance and payment bonds to Crane in connection with the projects.
In September of 1992 and July of 1993, Crane entered into contracts with appellant, Ray & Sons Masonry [Ray], a subcontractor, to perform masonry work on several of the Wal-Mart stores. The contracts entered into by Crane and Ray contained an indemnification clause in which Ray agreed to:
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2Cases cited17 opinions
- Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. Chester-O'Donley & Associates, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1998
- Ray & Sons Masonry Contractors, Inc. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 2003
- Smith v. Prudential Property & Casualty InsuranceSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2000
- United States Fidelity & Guar. Co. v. BONITZ, ETC.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1982
- Pursell Construction, Inc. v. Hawkeye-Security Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1999
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Essex Insurance v. HolderSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2008
- Nabholz Construction Corp. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 2005
- PHL Variable Insurance v. Fulbright McNeill, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
- Columbia Insurance Group, Inc. v. Cenark Project Management Services, Inc.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 2016
- Clark v. Transcontinental InsuranceSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2004
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