Ihrig v. Scott

Citations

• 13 Wash. 559
• 43 P. 633
• 1896 Wash. LEXIS 88

Syllabus

<p>PRINCIPAL AND SURETY — JUDGMENT AGAINST PRINCIPAL — SUFFICIENCY - AS EVIDENCE OF SURETY’S LIABILITY.</p> <p>A judgment obtained against the principal upon a statutory bond given under the provisions of Gen. Stat., §2415, for the protection of those furnishing labor and materials to a contractor upon public improvements, is prima facie sufficient to warrant a recovery against the sureties, without requiring proof of the contract between the principal and the party so furnishing labor or materials.</p>