National Surety Co. v. Breuchaud
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Jules Breuohaud, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 1st day of June, 1914, upon the verdict of a jury rendered by direction of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Laughlin, J.:
On the 7th day of December, 1909, the defendant entered into a contract with the city of New York for the construction of the head works of the Catskill aqueduct at Ashokan reservoir, near Brown’s Station, N. Y., and the defendant gave various bonds, and, among others, one by the Empire State Surety Company in the penalty of $62,000 for the faithful performance of the work. Prior to the execution of the undertaking and on the third day of the same month, the defendant applied to the surety company in writing for a bond of surety-ship for the performance of this work, and he…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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