Lighting, Inc. v. Trans-Gulf Construction Co.

SANDERS, Chief Justice.

Trans-Gulf Construction Company, as contractor, and Lodian Enterprises, Inc., as owner, entered into a written contract for the construction of a motel, with Travelers Indemnity Company as surety on the contractor’s bond. Plaintiff, Lighting, Inc., furnished electrical supplies to a sub-contractor during the course of construction. *455When Lighting was not paid, it brought suit against the contractor, the owner, the sub-contractor, and the surety. No service of citation was made on the owner or subcontractor. The contractor did not answer, and a preliminary default was…