Glens Falls Indemnity Company, a Corporation, and E. F. Grandy, Inc., a Corporation v. American Seating Company, a Corporation

On May 4, 1949, in California, the United States and E. F. Grandy, Inc., a California corporation, hereafter called Grandy, entered into a written contract, hereafter called the prime contract, whereby Grandy (the prime contractor) undertook and agreed, for a consideration of $93,865, to “furnish the materials, and perform the work for converting Building No. IS-16 to Quality Control Surveillance Laboratory and constructing a dynamic test building, including appurtenant structures and facilities, complete and ready for use at the U. S. Naval Ammunition & Net Depot, Seal Beach, California,” in accordance with specifications, schedules and drawings attached to and made a part of the prime contract, said work to be completed by October 1, 1949.

On May 4, 1949, in California, Grandy and V. L. Murphy entered into a written contract, hereafter called the subcontract, whereby Murphy (the subcontractor) undertook and agreed, for a consideration of $16,667.05, to perform and complete, by September 1, 1949, a specified portion of the work provided for in the prime contract and “to furnish all materials, labor, tools, machinery, equipment, light, power, water or other things necessary to…