Ayres & Graves v. Ellis

On the 30th day of April, 1930, Boss & Dalton entered into a contract with the .State Highway Commission for the construction of thirteen and one-half miles of State highway, and they sublet to Ayres & Graves a portion of the work. Ayres & Graves, in turn, sublet to A. O. Freeman the concrete structural work on a portion of the highway, and Freeman entered into a contract with W. C. Ellis doing business as the W. C. Ellis Lumber Company to furnish money and material to carry out the sub-contract. When the original contract was let to Ross & Dalton they executed a bond with the New Amsterdam…