Union Free School District No. 1 v. Gumbs

This action was tried by the court after all parties had waived a jury. The plaintiff, Union Free School District No. 1, Town of Islip, Suffolk County, New York, seeks a judgment of forfeiture of the amount of a bid bond equalling 10% of the proposal price submitted by the defendant, D. E. Electric Company, for the performance of electrical work required for alterations and additions to buildings maintained by plaintiff. The defendant, Seaboard Surety Company, is the surety on the bond submitted by the defendant, D. E. Electric Company, with the bid. For the purpose of brevity, the plaintiff *316U…