Overman & Co. v. Great American Indemnity Co.

On 20 August, 1927, the J. F. Mulligan Construction Company, contractor, entered into a written agreement with the State Highway Commission to construct and complete a section of road in Randolph and Davidson counties, known as project No. 5210, in which it was stipulated, among other things, that “the contractor shall and will provide and furnish all the materials . . . and perform the work and required labor to construct and complete” said road project; and to insure compliance with the terms of the contract in all respects, the State Highway Commission took from the contractor, as…