U.S. FID. & GUAR. CO. v. MO. HWY. & TRANSP. COM'N

No. WD 42275.

783 S.W.2d 516 (1990)

UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY COMPANY, Appellant, v. MISSOURI HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION, Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

February 6, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Steven Ruprecht, Kansas City, for appellant.

Rich Tiemeyer, Chief Counsel, Cynthia B. Green, Asst. Counsel, Jefferson City, for respondent.

Before KENNEDY, P.J., and LOWENSTEIN and BERREY, JJ.


LOWENSTEIN, Judge.

This case involves the question of who has priority on retained construction proceeds—the surety on a performance bond which advanced the funds to complete the project when the principal, the contractor, ran out of money, or, the state as obligee which was owed a previous debt by the contractor. The facts here are somewhat unusual, making a brief overview in order.

Tri-City Construction Company (Tri-City) and its subsidiaries contracted...

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