Ward Electronic Services, Inc. v. Property & Casualty Insurance Guaranty Corp.

BLOOM, Judge.

The central issue in this expedited appeal is whether the United States Government, as the obligee of surety bonds issued by Eastern Indemnity Company of Maryland, is a resident of Maryland within the contemplation of Md.Code Ann., art. 48A, § 505. The Circuit Court for Baltimore City (Rombro, J.) answered that question in the affirmative and ordered appellants, Ward Electronic Services^ Inc., John Ward, and Carmen Ward, to indemnify Property Casualty Insurance Guarantee Corp. (PCIGC) for the sum of $25,900, which PCIGC had paid to a non-resident subcontractor of Ward Electronic…