American Surety Co. v. Corr Service Erection Co.

The Corr Service Erection Company sued the American Surety Company of New York on a bond given by the Palmer Spivey Construction Company with the defendant as surety. The case was by agreement tried by the court without a jury, on an agreed statement of facts as follows: “Palmer Spivey Construction Company, general contractors, engaged in constructing various types of buildings, made a contract with the City of Atlanta for the erection of several school buildings in said city of Atlanta. Said construction company gave to the city of Atlanta a bond with the American Surety Company of New York,…