Casablanca v. Superior Court of Puerto Rico

Mr. Justice Martín

delivered the opinion of the Court.

The United States Nuclear Energy Commission entered into a contract with Southern Construction Co., Inc., for the construction of the nuclear center in Mayagüez. The Southern Construction Co., a construction company, and the Continental Casualty Co., surety company, as principal and surety respectively, furnished a bond to secure the payment of the materials and labor which would be used in the execution of said project. The bond was furnished pursuant to the requirements of the federal statute known as the Miller Act, 49 Stat. 793, of…