Legal Opinion
City of Reading v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided May 13, 1937No. 19274PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARIS, District Judge.
This is an action in assumpsit brought by the City of Reading against the United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company. The facts averred in the statement of claim may be summarized as follows:
On April 5, 1934, the City of Reading entered into a contract with Walter S. Rae for the construction, of a water supply tunnel. On the same day Rae and defendant, United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company, executed and delivered to the city their bond in the sum of $179,252.60 conditioned that Rae should “well and truly perform the work under the contract pertaining to the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Trainor Co. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Purdy v. MasseySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
- Malone v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1892
- Prudence Co. v. Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Md.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Board of Education v. Maryland Casualty Co. of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1928
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Lake View Trust & Savings Bank v. Filmore Construction Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1979
- Plymouth Village Fire District v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co.District Court, D. New Hampshire · 1955
- Six Companies of California v. Joint Highway Dist. No. 13District Court, N.D. California · 1938