Herman

Earl Fruit Co. v. Herman

Caution
1928 Cal. App. LEXIS 196·90 Cal. App. 640·266 P. 592
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaApril 5, 1928Docket No. 6227.California2,181 words

Opinion

lead Opinion

Tyler, J.

Action upon a bond executed by defendant Globe Indemnity Company, as surety, in favor of plaintiff corporation.

The complaint in substance alleges that on or about the thirteenth day of September, 1923, the plaintiff, Earl Fruit Company, entered into an agreement with defendant Samuel Herman, whereby said company agreed to make daily shipments of grapes during the season of 1923 to said Herman on consignment, the grapes to be sold by Herman as agent for plaintiff; that Herman agreed to remit to plaintiff the amount received from the proceeds of the sales, less any charge for commission to which he might be entitled; that in consideration of entering into the contract, Herman, as principal, and defendant Globe Indemnity Company, as surety, made and delivered to plaintiff a surety bond in writing conditioned upon Herman faithfully accounting for and properly remitting to plaintiff such moneys as might be due to it from the sale of the grapes. The bond, which is made part of the complaint, is in the sum of $7,500, and it recites that it is to remain in full force and effect until the thirty-first day of December, 1923. Proceeding, the complaint alleges that in pursuance of the…

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