Legal Opinion
Congress Re-Insurance Corp. v. Archer-Western Contractors, Ltd.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 16, 1997No. A97A0616PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, Judge.
In this case, a subcontractor and its surety (the issuer of performance and payment bonds) appeal from judgments entered against them in a third-party action brought by the general contractor, which was sued by a materialman of the subcontractor. We conclude that the trial court correctly entered a default judgment against the subcontractor and granted summary judgment against the subcontractor’s surety, and we therefore affirm.
The record shows that Archer-Western Contractors, Ltd. entered into a contract with the Georgia Department of Transportation for the construction of a…
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