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PORTO RICO v. TITLE GUARANTY CO.

No. 154.

227 U.S. 382 (1913)

PEOPLE OF PORTO RICO v. TITLE GUARANTY AND SURETY COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 24, 1913.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. William Jessup Hand for plaintiffs in error.

Mr. John G. Johnson and Mr. Everett Warren for defendant in error.

MR. JUSTICE HOLMES delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a suit upon a joint and several bond executed by the defendant in error as surety for the Vandegrift Construction Company. In the Circuit Court a nonsuit was ordered and the order was affirmed by the Circuit Court of Appeals on the ground that the plaintiff by its own act had made performance of the condition impossible. 103 C.C.A. 607; 180 Fed. Rep. 641. The facts are these:

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