Cove Irr. Dist. v. American Surety Co. of New York

DIETRICH, Circuit Judge.

On September 28, 1922, the appellant, Cove irrigation district, a Montana public corporation, entered into a contract with Schlueter Brothers, called the contractor, by the terms of which the contractor was to do the work and furnish the materials necessary for certain improvements in the appellant’s irrigation system. The contract provided that, “in consideration of the contractor doing such work and furnishing such materials and paying for the labor performed and the materials furnished and used therefor,” bonds of the district would be delivered to the contractor…