JH LARSON ELECTRICAL COMPANY v. Vander Vorste

The defendant R. W. Vander Vorste, doing business under the name of Community Electric Company of DeSmet, South Dakota, entered into a contract with the town of Akron, Iowa, for improvements and extensions to the town's electric light plant. The contractor, as principal, and defendant New Amsterdam Casualty Company, as surety, furnished a bond conditioned on performance of the contract and payment of all just claims as they become due for work performed and materials furnished in connection with the contract.

The complaint alleges that plaintiff furnished to defendant contractor electrical…