Lasky v. American Indemnity Co.

GRAY, J., pro tem.

Defendant, the surety on a bond given under the terms of section 1183 of the Code of Civil Procedure, appeals, under the alternative method, from a judgment ordering payment of the full penal sum to the clerk of the court, for distribution between the owners of the building and various lien claimants whose respective suits had been consolidated for trial on defendant’s motion. But a brief statement of fact is necessary for an adequate consideration of defendant’s contentions. Contemporaneously, the owners, hereinafter referred to as the plaintiffs, and a building contractor…