Denny-Renton Clay & Coal Co. v. National Surety Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Chelan county, Grimshaw, J., entered January 14, 1915, upon findings in favor of the defendants, in an action on contract, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtEllis, J.
Plaintiff, as a materialman, brought this action upon the bond given by the original contractor under the provisions of Rem. & Bal. Code, Title VIII, ch. 6, § 1159 et seq., as security for labor and materials furnished in the prosecution of a public work.
*104The material facts are not seriously disputed. The contract was let to defendant McNerney by the city of Wenatchee for the improvement of Wenatchee avenue and other streets in that city, on April M, 1913. Defendant National Surety Company became his surety on the statutory bond, which in form and amount complied with the statute. Plaintiff…
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