International Commercial Collectors, Inc. v. Carver

We here interpret sections of the Registration of Contractors Act, RCW 18.27, to determine who are the beneficiaries of a contractor's surety bond. The trial court held that consumers alone were protected by a surety bond. We reverse and hold that the legislative statement that the act protects "the public" does not change the beneficiaries specified in the act.

Appellant, Van Daal, Inc., a construction materials supplier, sold materials to R. W. Allen. Allen was a registered contractor under RCW 18.27. Respondent, Contractors Bonding and Insurance Company (CBIC), issued a statutorily required…