Safeway Stores, Inc. v. Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance

This is an appeal by the defendants M. J. King, a contractor, and Massachusetts Bonding and Insurance Company, the corporate surety on his performance bond, from a judgment against said defendants and in favor of the plaintiff Safeway Stores, Incorporated allowing recovery under the indemnity provisions of a written construction contract. Judgment was also rendered on the cross-complaint in favor of the surety and against the contractor as cross-defendant but no appeal has been taken from such latter judgment. We shall hereafter refer to the plaintiff as Safeway or owner, to the defendant M.…