Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. M. A. Bruder & Sons, Inc. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided November 9, 1979No. Civ. A. No. 77-1754PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
PENN, District Judge.
The use plaintiff, M. A. Bruder & Sons, Inc. (Bruder), filed this action to recover under a payment bond, for moneys allegedly due it as the result of its contract with William S. Alt & Son (Alt) to supply paint for the new Walter Reed Army Medical Hospital. The prime contractor was Blake Construction Co., Inc. (Blake). The action is filed pursuant to the Miller Act, 40 U.S.C. §§ 270a — 270d, and the court has jurisdiction over this proceeding, 40 U.S.C. § 270b(b).
The case came on for a nonjury trial on October 29, 1979. After considering the evidence…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- F. D. Rich Co. v. United States Ex Rel. Industrial Lumber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Clifford F. MacEvoy Co. v. United States Ex Rel. Calvin Tomkins Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- JW Bateson Co. v. United States Ex Rel. Bd. of Trustees of Nat. Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension FundSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States for the Use of Powers Regulator Company v. Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1967
- United States ex rel. Powers Regulator Co. v. Farina Construction Corp.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1966
3Cited by4 opinions
- State Constr. Corp. v. Slone Assocs., Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 2019
- City of Kansas City Ex Rel. Lafarge North America Inc. v. Ace Pipe Cleaning, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2011
- District Contractors, Inc. v. NORTH AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2003
- UNITED STATES, ETC. v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 1979