Mayronne Lumber & Supply Co. v. Houston Fire & Casualty Ins.

McCALEB, Justice.

Plaintiff, having sold and delivered approximately $39,000 worth of building material and supplies to L & J General Contractors, a copartnership, for use in the construction of certain houses in Stemway Drive, a subdivision in New Orleans, brought this suit under LSA-R.S. 9:4801 et seq., to recover the price of the materials. Named as defendants were the contracting firm, the individuals composing it, Houston Fire & Casualty Insurance Co., the statutory surety of the contractor, and the owners of the subdivision. After a trial, judgment was rendered in plaintiff’s favor for…