573.23  Abandonment of public work — effect.
  When a contractor abandons the work on a public improvement or is legally excluded therefrom, the improvement shall be deemed completed for the purpose of filing claims as herein provided, from the date of the official cancellation of the contract. The only fund available for the payment of the claims of persons for labor performed or material furnished shall be the amount then due the contractor, if any, and if said amount be insufficient to satisfy said claims, the claimants shall have a right of action on the bond given for the performance of the contract.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10320; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §573.23]