Ramsay & Gatlin Const. Co. v. Vincennes Bridge Co.

The Bridge Company, as plaintiff brought this suit in the court below against the Construction Company and the Guaranty Company. The Bridge Company became the subcontractor in the erection of a hotel, pursuant to a contract between the owner and the Construction Company, and in pursuance of which contract the Construction Company, as principal, and the Guaranty Company, as surety, gave to the owner a bond which provided for, among other things, “payment of all labor and material furnished to the contractor.” The Bridge Company, being unpaid, brought this suit in the court below against the…