Monroe Hardware Co. v. Thompson’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate · 2 state decisions

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1. “§ 9:4807. Release of surety 65 "Failure of the owner to record the contract and bond, or failure to obtain a sufficient bond shall not release the surety as to the owner, who shall have full recourse against the said surety up to the amount of the bond for whatever he may have to pay to complete the building or other work, or to satisfy the claims of all those who have done work thereon or furnished services or material therefor and who have not been paid by the contractor, subcontractor, or other persons performing the said work; nor shall such failure deprive any claimant of his rights against such surety.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Continental Casualty Company, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross v. Associated Pipe & Supply Co., Inc., Thomas Jordan, Inc., Defendant-Appellee-Cross Texaco, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross v. Associated Pipe & Supply Co., Inc., Thomas Jordan, Inc., Defendant-Appellant-Cross United Tugs, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross v. Continental Casualty Company, Defendants-Appellees-Cross