Boespflug v. Wilson

Respondents, who were the prime contractors for the construction of a hospital for the Federal Government in Alaska, sued the lathing and plastering subcontractors, Arthur G. Steeves 1 and Stuart S. Wilson, partners, and the surety on their performance bond, The American Surety Company of New York, for the completion of the lathing and plastering on the hospital. The subcontractors defaulted and turned the job over to their performance bond surety who thereupon employed the plaintiffs, respondents here, to complete the work. The defendants, except Steeves, appeal from a judgment for the cost…