Smith v. Oosting

Defendants Oosting and Hofsteen contracted with the State to construct eight miles of improved highway lying between Decatur and Glenwood. They gave the usual statutory bond prescribed by 3 Comp. Laws 1915, § 14829. The other defendants are sureties thereon. The contractors sublet to one Rodney McLeod, who owned a fleet of trucks, the job of hauling the gravel from the railroad cars and distributing it on the highway. Plaintiff was a vendor of gasoline and furnished McLeod gasoline with which to operate his trucks. After he had furnished gasoline to the value of $1,000, McLeod paid $300…