WALD v. EAGLE INDEMNITY CO.

No. 12700.

178 F.2d 91 (1949)

WALD v. EAGLE INDEMNITY CO. et al.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 3, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marshall Spivey, Bryan, Tex., Harry Susman, Houston, Tex., for appellant.

Ben Connally, Houston, Tex., for appellee.

Before HUTCHESON and RUSSELL, Circuit Judges and DOOLEY, District Judge.


HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.

The suit on a performance bond was for $16,132.26 loss suffered by the owner through the failure of the contractor to complete an apartment building as agreed in time, and for the contract price, with extras, of $24,069.72.

The claim was: that after plaintiff had made considerable payments on the contract, the contractor defaulted and abandoned the job; that the surety, though notified of the default and abandonment, took no steps...

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