Tennessee Valley School v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.

The Tennessee Valley school, common school district No. 3, Cottle county, Tex., appellant, brought this suit against S. T. West and the United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company, to recover damages for breach of a building contract between the school district and West, the faithful performance of which had been guaranteed by bond executed by West, with the guaranty company as surety. The guaranty company pleaded that it had been discharged by material changes made in the contract after the execution of the bond. Trial was had before the judge without a jury, arid judgment rendered in favor of…