J. F. White Engineering Corp. v. General Insurance

MURRAH, Chief Judge.

This diversity action was brought by the appellee-bonding company to recover its losses as surety on performance bonds written for the appellant-White Corporation on two construction contracts, one with the Kennecott Copper Corporation and the other with the Air Force Department. The appeal is from judgment on jury verdicts for the appellee on four of the six claims of the complaint. The other two claims were not submitted to the jury and are not involved here.

The first claim stated the execution of a conventional indemnity agreement by which White Corporation agreed to…