Legal Opinion
Haynesville Lumber Co. v. Casey
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 12, 1928No. 26910PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.
The school board of Claiborne parish entered into a written contract with the defendant Casey in 1923 to construct a building for the high school in the town of Haynesville.
The Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland signed as surety on the contractor’s bond for the sum of $130,000. The contract and the bond were duly recorded.
The building was completed some time during the early part of 1924, but no formal written acceptance appears to have been made and recorded. When the building was completed, there was a balance due the contractor of $12,642.59, which was paid to the Planters’ Bank by the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Fidelity Homestead Ass'n v. Kennedy & AndersonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
- Shreveport Mut. Bldg. Ass'n v. WhittingtonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1916
- Audubon Homestead Ass'n v. A. Stef Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
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