Commercial Casualty Insurance v. United States

This case does not involve a question of fact. The only question presented for decision is the construction of Article 9 of the contract with the original contractor.

It appears that on September 27, 1929, the Murphy Plumbing Company entered into a written contract with the defendant to install certain plumbing in the United States Veterans’ Hospital, North Chicago, Illinois, for the total consideration of $72,677.33. The Murphy Plumbing Company, as principal, and the plaintiff, as surety, executed a performance bond in favor of the United States for the faithful performance of the contract.…