Legal Opinion
Warner Co. v. Schoonover
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided May 23, 1934PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The Chancellor :
The test of whether or not a given claimant is entitled to share in the fund is whether he is of the class of persons who are protected under the bond. That is accepted on all sides, and I accept, without deciding, what every person in interest accedes to.
The bond was given in obedience to and clearly follows the statute (29 Delaware Laws, Chapter 224).' The statute is as follows:
“2644 A. Sec. 25 A. From and after the approval of this Act, every person, firm or corporation before being awarded any contract for the construction, alteration or repair of any building, street,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Brogan v. National Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Kansas City ex rel. Kansas City Hydraulic Press Brick Co. v. YoumansSupreme Court of Missouri · 1908
- Standard Boiler Works v. National Surety Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1912
- Beals v. Fidelity & Deposit Co. of MarylandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1902
- Nye-Schneider-Fowler Co. v. Bridges, Hoye & Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1915
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Pittsburgh v. Parkview Construction Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
- McFarland v. RogersSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1936
- Anderson v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1940
- State for Use of Lawrence v. Amer. Ins.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1989
- Wilmington Housing Authority ex rel. Simeone v. Fidelity & Deposit Co.Superior Court of Delaware · 1945