Curfman v. Fidelity & Deposit Co.

The board of regents of the fifth district normal school, at Maryville, Missouri, were constructing a school building at or near that city in October, 1909, and let a contract to D. E. Marshall & Co., a partnership composed of D. E. Marshall and O. M. Evans, for part construction thereof. The board required these contractors to execute a bond, with surety, that they would comply with their contract and pay for all labor and material going into the building. In compliance with this requirement, they executed a bond with the Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland as surety. This corporation…