Town of Mandeville v. Paquette

The American Surety Company has appealed from a judgment condemning the company to pay $7,500, with legal interest from judicial demand, as surety on a contractor’s bond. The contract between J. J. Paquette, contractor, and the town of Mandeville, dated the 1st of May, 1914, was for the construction of a sea wall, 7,000 feet long, in front of the town. The condition or obligation of the bond was that the contractor should indemnify the town of Mandeville for any loss or damage arising directly by reason of a failure of the cohtraetor to faithfully perform the contract, a copy of which was…