Parrish v. Board of Public Instruction

Citations

• 82 Fla. 11
• 89 So. 317

Syllabus

<p>1. In an action on a contractors’ bond to recover losses resulting from a failure of the contractors to complete the construction of a building undertaken and partially performed, where it appears that some changes were made in the building plans after the contractors abandoned the contract and that such changes were not acquiesced in by the sureties, and increased the cost of completion, and it does not appepar that such changes did not augment the amount awarded against the sureties or that the plaintiff completed the building without undue expenses to the sureties, the judgment will be reversed for appropriate proceedings.</p> <p>2. While sureties are liable to the full extent of their undertaking, their obligations should not be extended beyond the intent of the bond as expressed in its various terms.</p>