Hipwell v. the National Surety Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Webster District Court.— Hon. W. D. Evans, Judge. The council of the city of Et. Dodge by resolution adopted January 28, 1901, appointed a committee of its citizens, consisting of the mayor, S. J. Bennett, and his successors in office, George S. Ringland, O. M. Oleson, Wehb Vincent, and Leon Vincent, for and in behalf of the city, “ to take charge of the construction of the Public Library in the said city, for which a site has been conveyed to the said city, and…
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Appeal from Webster District Court.— Hon. W. D. Evans, Judge. The council of the city of Et. Dodge by resolution adopted January 28, 1901, appointed a committee of its citizens, consisting of the mayor, S. J. Bennett, and his successors in office, George S. Ringland, O. M. Oleson, Wehb Vincent, and Leon Vincent, for and in behalf of the city, “ to take charge of the construction of the Public Library in the said city, for which a site has been conveyed to the said city, and the said committee is empowered and directed to do all things necessary and proper in the selection of plans for the…
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.
1. CoamAc'roWs BOND: breach: actions. Judgment was entered in favor of all the subcontractors against the National Surety Company of New York, and it contends this was error, in that the bond executed by it was not intended for their benefit, and expressly excluded them therefrom. The agreement between the committee and the contractor, as well as the bond executed by the contractor and the National Surety Company, recited that the committee had been appointed by the City of Ft. Dodge, that the library was being constructed for the city, and, in the contract, that the committee was acting for…
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