FEDERAL INS. CO. v. COMMUNITY STATE BANK

No. 89-3420.

905 F.2d 112 (1990)

FEDERAL INSURANCE CO., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. COMMUNITY STATE BANK, Defendant-Appellant. In the Matter of RAGUSA BROTHERS, INC. PARISH OF TANGIPAHOA, Plaintiff, v. RAGUSA BROTHERS, INC., et al., Defendants. FEDERAL INSURANCE CO., Defendant-Appellee, v. COMMUNITY STATE BANK, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 12, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank A. Tessier, Edward J. Pointer, Stephen C. Carleton, New Orleans, La., for Community State Bank.

Matt J. Farley, Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, New Orleans, La., for Federal Ins. Co.

Before WISDOM, POLITZ, and JOHNSON, Circuit Judges.


POLITZ, Circuit Judge:

After Ragusa Brothers, Inc. (Ragusa) defaulted on its contract to construct a jail for Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, both Federal Insurance Company (Federal), the surety that completed performance on the project, and Community State Bank (Community), a local bank that loaned Ragusa funds, claimed entitlement to the contract retainage. The district court ruled in favor of Federal. Community appeals. We affirm.

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