Madison Lbr. Co., Dendinger, Inc. v. McGrath

This is a suit against the owner, the contractor, and his surety for the price of lumber furnished for the construction of a building.

The plaintiff alleged that by contract executed before a notary on October 18, 1923, Mrs. McGrath, owner, employed M. J. Donnellan, contractor, to erect a building in the square bounded by Lopez, Perdido, Gravier and Salcedo Streets, for the price of $7000, which was to be financed by the Dryades Building and Loan Association, and the United States Fidelity and Guarantee Company obligated themselves as surety; that the said Donnellan furnished to plaintiff a…