Standard Oil Co. v. Marvill

I. The trial court denied the motion of the defendant United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company to set aside a default and judgment entered against it in favor of the plaintiff. The ruling is the provocation for this appeal. No other question is presented. These are the facts:

An action at law was instituted by plaintiff, to recover $1,978.69 f-or oil, gasoline, and lubricants furnished to the defendant L. H. Marvill, who was under contract with the board of supervisors of Carroll County, Iowa,. to haul and spread gravel on Section A of Federal Aid Project No. 154, Carroll County, Iowa. The…