Fidelity & Deposit Co. v. New York City Housing Authority

DIMOCK, District Judge.

Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland, surety on the bond of CarusoStureey Corporation, a building contractor, brings this action to recover the sum of $46,392.51 from defendant New York City Housing Authority, hereinafter referred to as the owner. That sum is an amount equal to the unpaid balance of the contract price for heating and ventilating work that the contractor agreed to do at Ravenswood Houses. By its agreement with the owner, the building contractor had engaged not only to do the -required construction but also to pay its ..laborers and materialmen.…