STUMBO, Judge:
This case of first impression presents a single issue: whether an automatic stay issued by a bankruptcy court acts as a stay for suit against the bankrupt construction contractor's surety, thus tolling the contractual one-year limitation in the surety bond. The trial court held that in the absence of an application by the surety for a stay, none existed and, thus, the contract's limitation period was not tolled. We affirm.
Appellant herein provided...
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