Legal Opinion
People ex rel. T. B. Townsend Brick & Contracting Co. v. Bowen
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided July 23, 1915No. Docket No. 49PublishedCited by 16 opinions
Error to Lenawee; O’Mealey, J. Assumpsit by the T. B. Townsend Brick & Contracting Company against William F. Bowen and another on a surety bond. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendants bring error.
1Opinion of the CourtBeooke, C. J.
On April 8, 1911, defendant Bowen entered into a contract with the city of Adrian to furnish the labor and material to carry out and complete the paving on East Maumee street, in said city, for a stipulated sum. He furnished a bond, with the defendant the American Bonding Company as surety, in the sum of $5,000, conditioned as follows:
“Now the condition of this obligation is such that if the said William F. Bowen shall pay to any subcontractor, or by any such contractor or sub-contractor, as the same may become due and payable, of all indebtedness which may arise from said contract to a…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Guaranty Co. v. Pressed Brick Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Young v. American Bonding Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1910
- George A. Hormel & Co. v. American Bonding Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1910
- Atlantic Trust & Deposit Co. v. Town of LaurinburgCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1908
- Lesley v. KiteSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Hess & Skinner Engineering Co. v. TurneyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1918
- Sturgis National Bank v. Maryland Casualty Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1930
- Sandusky Grain Co. v. Borden's Condensed Milk Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1921
- Grinnell Realty Co. v. General Casualty & Surety Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1931
- People ex rel. H. Houghton & Sons v. TravesMichigan Supreme Court · 1915
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