Carolina Portland Cement Co. v. Glover
Carolina Portland Cement Co. v. Glover
Opinion of the Court
In this case, the plaintiff, a furnisher of material to the main sub-contractor, sued the main contractor and his surety for a balance due by the main sub-contractor. The main contractor thereupon «ailed in warranty the main sub-contractor and the latter’s surety and the hast named surety in turn called in warranty its indemnitor. Judgment was rendered in favor of plaintiff against the main contractor and his
The indemnitor charges that the transcript -does not contain the proceedings and proof upon which plaintiff’s claim and the judgment in its favor is founded, but in fact the record' is apparently complete and the alleged deficiency does not exist. It is further claimed that there is no proof that the material which plaintiff furnished went into the 'oonstruict-ion of the building. However it is proved that such material was required for the erection of the building; that it was actually delivered there from time to time as needed during the progress of the work ■and that material of that identical .character and quality was actually used in the construction of the building; and this is -such la prima facie showing, under ouir builder’s laws, that the whole of the material was used in the construction of the building, as would cast upon the defendant, as a matter of defense, the burden of proving what part, if any, was not thus used or was diverted to other purposes.
It i-s likewise charged that the “swurn -statement” -of the claim was not in conformity with Act 134 of 1903, in that it did not disclose the character, quality or description of the material furnished. The act does not require
Phere is no error in the judgment appealed from and it is affirmed.
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