Legal Opinion
City of Detroit v. Fidelity & Deposit Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided October 3, 1927No. Docket No. 106PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSteers, J.
In this case most of the important facts are undisputed and so stipulated by counsel. The R. H. Hidey Company, a Michigan corporation, was successful bidder in 1921 for constructing a portion of a public sewer described as “Section 8 — Six Mile road, sewer” in the city of Detroit. The contract with the city for that section is dated October 25, 1921, the contract price being $96,991. The higher bids varied from $105,596 to $168,996. Incident to that contract, two bonds were given of a standard form, the first being to' the city of Detroit for faithful performance of the contract, and the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Henningsen v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. of BaltimoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- State Ex Rel. Southern Surety Co. v. SchlesingerOhio Supreme Court · 1926
- Board of County Road Commissioners v. Southern Surety Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1921
- Fidelity & Casualty Co. v. LivingstonMichigan Supreme Court · 1926
3Cited by9 opinions
- Exchange State Bank v. Federal Surety Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1928
- Standard Acc. Ins. Co. of Detroit v. Federal Nat. Bank of ShawneeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1940
- Lake States Engineering Corp. v. Lawrence Seaway Corp.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1969
- Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland v. City of AuburnWashington Supreme Court · 1928
- Abercrombie v. United Light & Power Co.District Court, D. Maryland · 1934
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