Jackson County ex rel. James B Clow & Sons v. Freeborn Engineering & Construction Co.

Jackson county, Missouri, entered into a contract with the defendant, Freeborn Engineering and Construction Company, whereby for $'24,500 the latter agreed to furnish all labor and material to fully equip a water and septic tank system in the Jackson County Home for the Aged and Infirm. This contract provided that said construction company should give , bond to the county in the sum of $12,250, conditioned that said construction company “shall pay for all material used and labor performed on this contract.”

Pursuant to the contract, a bond was executed by the construction company as principal,…