People ex rel. New Jersey Terra Cotta Co. v. Traves
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Wayne; Van Zile, J. Assumpsit by the New Jersey Terra Cotta Company, in the name of the people of the State of Michigan, against William H. Través, principal, and the Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland, surety, on the bond of Través as. contractor for the construction of a school house. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendants bring error.
1Opinion of the CourtSteere, J.
On May 26, 1910, William H. Trave entered into a written contract with the Detroit board of education to furnish material and do the mason work in the construction of a certain high school building in said city. As required by Act No. 187, Pub. Acts 1905, he furnished a bond, with his codefendant, the Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland as surety, to pay—
“any subcontractor or by any such contractor or subcontractor as the same may become due and payable of all indebtedness which may arise from said contractor to a subcontractor or party performing labor or furnishing materials, or any…
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