J.B. Contracting Services, Inc. v. Universal Surety Co.

Nebraska Beef, Ltd., as the assignee of J.B. Contracting Services, Inc. (J.B. Contracting), asserted claims in this action against Universal Surety Company (Universal) based upon a performance bond pursuant to which ABC Electric, Inc., as principal, and Universal, as surety, undertook certain obligations to J.B. Contracting in connection with a construction project on property owned by Nebraska Beef. The district court for Douglas County sustained Universal’s demurrer, denied leave to amend, and dismissed the action. Nebraska Beef perfected this timely appeal which we moved to our docket on…