Treasure State Industries Inc. v. Welch

On December 19, 1974, Treasure State Industries, Inc., filed a complaint against four defendants to recover certain monies allegedly due for supplying materials for use on a public works construction project. The defendants named were:(1) Sletten Construction Co., the general contractor, who entered into the project with the state of Montana for the construction of a highway and certain bridges in Mineral County, Montana;(2) St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co., Sletten’s surety, who issued a bond for the benefit of the state of Montana with Sletten as principal;(3) Del Welch Construction…