Balboa Ins. Co. v. Sippial Elec. Co.

This is an appeal from a trial court order denying Balboa Insurance Company's motion to set aside an order "re-entering" judgment against it. We reverse and remand, holding there was no jurisdiction to enter judgment against Balboa.

Isaac Bracy, d/b/a Bracy Construction Company (Bracy), was the general contractor for work performed at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Tuskegee, Alabama. Sippial Electric Company (Sippial) was a subcontractor on the same project. Balboa Insurance Company (Balboa) provided the payment and performance bonds for the project, Bracy being the principal on the…