State v. Commercial Casualty Insurance

This is an action against the surety on a guaranty bond, to recover damages caused by the principal’s alleged breach of a construction contract. Defendant had judgment, and plaintiff has appealed.

Plaintiff let to W. H. Pearce & Company a contract to' construct a high pressure steam pipe line, extending from the state’s heating and power plant, located on the University campus in Lincoln, to the state capítol, for the purpose of furnishing heat to the capítol building. The state employed two firms of engineers, one located in Lincoln and the other in Kansas City, the latter known as consulting…