H. H. Robertson Co. v. Globe Indemnity Co.

Citations

• 268 Pa. 309
• 112 A. 50
• 1920 Pa. LEXIS 683

Syllabus

<p>Principal and surety — Bond—Slate highways — Act of May 81, 1911, P. L. 468 — Materialmen—Parties.</p> <p>I. A materialman may, either in his own name, or in the name of tho Commonwealth for his use, recover against the surety on a bond given the Commonwealth by a contractor under the provisions •of the State Highways Act of May 31, 1911, P. L. 468.</p> <p>2. If such a suit is brought without the Commonwealth being made a party, it will be decided solely upon, the record made up by the parties therein, without in any manner affecting or prejudicing the rights of the Commonwealth.</p>