Pacific Insurance v. Droddy

Ed. P. McFaddin, Justice.

The question here posed is that of venue for an action by a sub-contractor against the surety on a contractor’s performance bond for public-works. See Act No. 351 of 1953, as amended by Act No. 209 of 1957 Ark. Stat. Ann. § 51-632 et seq. [Supp. 1965]). See Sweetser Const. Co. v. Newman Bros., 236 Ark. 939, 371 S. W. 2d 515.

In February 1964 it. L. Brewer Construction Company of Camden, in Ouachita County, obtained the contract for water and sewer improvements in the City of Waldo, in Columbia County; and executed a bond for $68,000.00, under the provisions of Act No.…