United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Blankenship Plumbing Co.

Banke, Judge.

This suit arose out of the construction of a housing project which appellant, USF&G, was required to complete, as surety for the defaulting prime contractor. Blankenship Plumbing Company, appellee and plaintiff below, sued appellant to recover for labor and materials supplied as a subcontractor on the project. Appellant counterclaimed for breach of contract and also filed a third-party complaint against Marion Wallace, a 30 percent shareholder of Brasington Contracting Company, who had allegedly agreed to indemnify appellant against such claims under the Master Surety Agreement.…