Legal Opinion
Phoenix Assurance Company of New York v. City of Buckner, Missouri, Byron B. Crail and Housing and Home Finance Administrator
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 18, 1962No. 16901PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SANBORN, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment for the defendants in a diversity action brought by Phoenix Assurance Company of New York to obtain a judgment declaring void a performance bond issued by it on April 19, 1956, to protect the City of Buckner, Missouri, against default in the completion of a contract it had entered into on March 30, 1956, with William A. Reser, doing business as Continental Construction Company.
The contract called for the construction of a sewer system for the City at a cost of $97,036.85. By the terms of the contract, work was to commence at a date to…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Muriel Jeanne Homolla v. Shirley C. GluckCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1957
- Chapman v. HoageSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- National Bellas Hess, Inc. v. KalisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1951
- Western Casualty & Surety Co. v. ColemanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1950
- Village of Brooten, a Municipal Corporation v. Cudahy Packing Company, a Corporation, and the Travelers Indemnity Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Ore-Ida Potato Products, Inc. v. United Pacific InsuranceIdaho Supreme Court · 1964
- National Bank v. Equity InvestorsWashington Supreme Court · 1976
- Lemar Towing Co., Inc. v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1972
- BAYER & MINGOLLA CONSTRUCTION CO. INC. v. DeschenesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965
- Cass Bank & Trust Co. v. National Indemnity Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1964
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