California Electric Supply Co. v. United Pacific Life Insurance

On thisappeal from a judgment in favor of plaintiff materialman against defendant surety company, the sole issue 1 before the trial court was whether notice was given as required by section 4209 of the Government Code. 2

The pertinent facts are as follows: North Bay Construc tion Company (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “prime contractor”), a general contractor, entered into a contract on April 13, 1959, with the Union Sanitary District to construct a sewage biofiltration plant. United Pacific Insurance Company, 3 (hereinafter referred to as “defendant”), executed a material and labor…