Elk River Concrete Products Co. v. American Casualty Co. of Reading

Sheran, Justice.

Appeal from an order of the district court denying the motion of third-party defendant for a new trial.

Plaintiffs, Elk River Concrete Products Company, Borchert-Ingersoll, Inc., and Northfield Iron and Culvert Company (hereinafter called suppliers), furnished material and equipment to Howard J. Fredrickson who had contracted with the State of Minnesota for road construction at Hibbing, McGrath, and Littlefork. Defendant and third-party plaintiff, American Casualty Company of Reading, Pennsylvania, (hereinafter called American) was Fredrickson’s corporate surety on all of these…