Legal Opinion
Commercial Standard Ins. Co. v. United States for Use of Crane Co
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided May 15, 1954No. 4766PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PICKETT, Circuit Judge.
Crane Co., a corporation, as use plaintiff, brought this action against O. K. Sprinkler and its surety, Commercial Standard Insurance Company, to recover the balance due for materials furnished Sprinkler under a contract with the United States. The bond of the surety was required by the Miller Act, 40 U.S.C.A. § 270a. The trial court held that the material was used in the prosecution of the work provided for in the contract and was covered by the bond. The ques tion presented on appeal is whether such a bond covers material which was furnished to a contractor and which…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Clifford F. MacEvoy Co. v. United States Ex Rel. Calvin Tomkins Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Illinois Surety Co. v. John Davis Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1917
- United States Ex Rel. Hill v. American Surety Co. of NYSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Brogan v. National Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Title Guaranty & Trust Co. of Scranton v. Crane Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1910
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3Cited by20 opinions
- United States of America for the Use and Benefit of J. P. Byrne & Co., Inc. v. Fire Association of PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958
- Fanderlik-Locke Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1960
- Fanderlik-Locke Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1960
- St. Paul-Mercury Indemnity Company v. United States of America for the Use of H. C. Jones, Doing Business as H. C. Jones Construction Company, Burden Ivy Barfield, Bourdon Ray Barfield, and Oliver Eakle Barfield, as Co-Partners Doing Business as Barfield Construction Company v. United States of America for the Use of H. C. Jones, Doing Business as H. C. Jones Construction CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1957
- T. F. Scholes, Inc., and the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company v. United States of America for the Use of H. W. Moore Equipment CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1961
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