Century Indemnity Co. v. Esso Standard Oil Co.

The city of Charlottesville entered into a written contract dated June 7, 1950, with Lehman-Hoge and Scott, a partnership, herein referred to as the contractor, for the construction and installation of a pipe line for the transmission of natural gas. On the same day the contractor, as principal, entered into a bond to the city, as obligee, with the appellant, The Century Indemnity Company, as surety thereon. Esso Standard Oil Company, the appellee, furnished to the contractor for use on the job certain materials of the value of $2,005.23, for which the contractor did not pay Esso. The…