Southern Surety Co. v. Guaranty State Bank of De Leon

Southern Surety Company, a corporation, brought this suit against the Guaranty State Bank of De Leon, Texas, hereinafter called 'the bank, Higginbotham Bros. & Co., a corporation, hereinafter called Higginbotham, and W. O. Allen, and sought judgment against each under the following circumstances:

On the 23d day of August, 1921, Comanche county, acting by and through its commissioners’ court, entered into a written contract with Harris & Powell,, a partnership, in which contract Harris & Powell obligated themselves to furnish all labor, material and equipment and 'build and construct for the…