Bank of Bienville v. Fidelity Deposit Co. of Maryland

The Bank of Bienville sued the Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland as the surety for R. L. Hudson on his contract with the Bienville parish school board to repair and make additions to the high school building in the town of Bienville. Plaintiff predicated its claim on the default of the contractor, the alleged taking over and completion of the work by the contractor’s surety, and that it had paid for and furnished certain materials and labor used in the building by the contractor, for which it held duly executed assignments and subrogations. In the alternative, plaintiff claimed that, if…