Legal Opinion
Moretrench American Corporation v. S.J. Groves and Sons Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 24, 1988No. 87-1671PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Moretrench, a subcontractor on a project to repair a federally owned dam on the Mississippi River, brought suit under the Miller Act, 40 U.S.C. §§ 270a-270d, against its prime contractor, a joint venture named GAB. The district court stayed the suit, at GAB’s request, pending resolution of certain disputes between GAB and the Corps of Engineers (the owner of the dam). Mor-etrench appeals from the stay. The first and only question we shall have to consider is our appellate jurisdiction.
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2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Crosley Corporation v. Hazeltine CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1941
- Harvey Aluminum, Inc. v. American Cyanamid Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1953
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