Hackensack Brick Co. v. Mayor of Bogota

Foster, V. C.

On March 20th, 1914, Thomas G. McGovern entered into a contract with the borough of Bogota for the construction of sewers and sewer disposal works for the borough. This action is brought to enforce a municipal lien for materials furnished by complainant to .the contractor and used in the work.

McGovern, to secure the performance of this contract, gave a bond to the borough in the sum of $22,000, with the Massachusetts Bonding and Insurance Company (hereinafter referred to as the Massachusetts company) as surety, and about the same time, at the request of this company and McGovern,…