Webb v. Blue Lightning Co.

This suit primarily involves the extent of the liability, if any, of a contractor and his surety for materials furnished by a second materialman to a first materialman. The question arises out of the following circumstances:

On May 28, 1956, the Highway Commission of the State of Mississippi entered into a written contract with Heck Webb, doing business under the name of Mid-State Paving Company, under which contract Webb agreed and contracted to pave a segment of public road located in Clarke County, Mississippi, according to the plans and specifications attached to and made a part of the…