Dealers Electrical Supply v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.

Dealers Electrical Supply (“Dealers”), plaintiff and appellee herein, filed a petition in the District Court for Dodge County alleging that defendant United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company (“USF&G”) was liable to it under a construction bond for the value of labor and materials supplied by Dealers to a prime contractor on a private construction project. USF&G denied liability in its answer, alleging that the bond it issued afforded protection only to the project owner, and not to subcontractors or materialmen. Dealers filed a motion for summary judgment, which was sustained by the…