Hogan v. Walsh & Wells, Inc.

Mr. J ustice Prewitt

delivered the opinion of the Court.

The only question presented for our determination on the petition for certiorari filed by the Standard Accident Insurance Company, which has been granted and argument heard, is whether the Insurance Company, surety on the bond of Walsh & Wells, Incorporated, to the City of Memphis, is liable to the complainant Hogan for labor and materials furnished for a public works contract, although Hogan did not give notice of his claim within the time required by the statutes.

The chancellor held that the cause was controlled by the cases of City of…