Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland v. Smith

* Writ of error granted May 27, 1925. The W. E. Callahan Construction Company entered into a contract with the Wichita County water improvement district No. 1 to construct certain irrigation ditches in Wichita and Archer counties. Thereafter the construction company sublet to W. E. Cecil the construction of three miles of such ditches; the work to be done by Cecil being the same as shown in the original contract as "schedule 3" and embracing "Southside Canals." The subcontract was in writing, and signed by the Callahan Construction Company and Cecil. It stipulated that Cecil would construct…