Morris v. Standard Acc. Ins. Co.

The Standard Accident Insurance Company recovered judgment in the trial court against Andrew Ness & Company, R. C. Morris, and others. Morris, only, has appealed.

Appellee executed a surety contract guaranteeing performance of certain building contracts by Andrew Ness & Company, and Morris and others in turn executed a contract indemnifying appellee against Ness & Company’s default in performance of the building contracts. By reason of such default appellee recovered of Morris and his associates upon the indemnity agreement, and, as stated, Morris alone brought this appeal.

Appellant’s first…