John H. Murphy Iron Works v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.

The commissioners of the Bayous Boeuf and Waxia drainage district entered into a contract with Gootz and Lawrence for the construction of a public drainage canal, known as the Bayou Waxia drainage canal. The United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company, the defendant herein, signed the contractor’s bond as surety.

Between February 13 and October 8, 1922, the John H. Murphy Iron Works, the plain tiff herein, furnished to the contractor materials used in the operation and repair of the dredge and the machinery thereon, employed in constructing the canal, furnished labor in making the repairs on the…