Legal Opinion
United States v. ELLIS CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.
District Court, E.D. Tennessee
Decided March 4, 1975No. Civ. A. 3116PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
NEESE, District Judge.
This is an action under the Miller Act, 40 U.S.C. § 270a et seq., for the recovery by the use-plaintiff Pioneer Steel Company (Pioneer) of $67,017.30 from the prime constructor Ellis Construction Company, Inc. (Ellis) and its surety United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company' for materials furnished Ellis by Pioneer for the construction of a government project. The parties are agreed that Ellis and its surety are indebted to Pioneer on such account in such amount.
Ellis as plaintiff-by-counterclaim, claims that Pioneer, as defendant-by-counterclaim, is…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Clifford F. MacEvoy Co. v. United States Ex Rel. Calvin Tomkins Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Aetna Casualty & Surety Company v. United States of America for the Use and Benefit of Gibson Steel Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- United States Ex Rel. Hardwood Products Corp. v. John A. Johnson & Sons, Inc.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1955
- United States of America for the Use of Industrial Lumber Company, Inc. v. F. D. Rich Co., Inc., and Transamerica Insurance Co., a Corporation, United States of America for the Use of Industrial Lumber Company, Inc. v. Cerpac, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
3Cited by5 opinions
- Farwest Steel Corp. v. Mainline Metal Works, Inc.Court of Appeals of Washington · 1987
- The United States for the Use and Benefit of Conveyor Rental & Sales Company v. Aetna Casualty & Surety CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
- UNITED STATES, ETC. v. Lane Const. Corp.District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1979
- Preussag International Steel Corp. v. March-Westin Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 2007
- United States ex rel. Adams Steel, LLC v. Elkins Contractors, Inc.District Court, D. South Carolina · 2016