Fidelity & Deposit Co. v. Callahan Bros.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Porter, J.:

In the court below plaintiff recovered judgment for a sum claimed to be due from the defendant for premiums upon certain bonds executed by it as surety. The defendant appeals.

*548The plaintiff is a corporation authorized to conduct an insurance and Casualty business. The defendant is a corporation engaged in contract work. On November 15, 1910, the Kaw Valley Drainage District of Wyandotte county, which is a public corporation, let a contract to the defendant for the construction of levies and other improvements along the Kansas river. It…