Sears v. Williams

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hoyt, J.

— Appellants and their joint defendants were sureties in a bond executed by Billy Williams, who had a contract with the city of Anacortes to grub and grade certain streets in said city. This bond was taken in pursuance of the provisions of §2415, Gen. Stat., for the purpose of relieving said city from liability under the provisions of § 2416. The respondent brought suit against the sureties named in said bond to recover for materials furnished to said contractor in the carrying out of his contract. Trial was had, and a judgment rendered in his…