Legal Opinion
Security Insurance Company of Hartford v. The United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided July 15, 1970No. 2-67PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON PLAINTIFF’S AND DEFENDANT’S MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
COWEN, Chief Judge.
This case concerns the extent to which the Government may set off taxes owed to it by a defaulting contractor against retainages claimed by a Miller Act 1 surety who completes the contract pursuant to its performance bond. The case comes before the court on cross-motions for summary judgment.
For the purposes of this motion, the following agreed and stipulated facts are pertinent: On or about October 31, 1962, the New Amsterdam Casualty Company [hereinafter “surety”] executed and delivered payment and performance…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Prairie State Bank v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Pearlman v. Reliance InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- United States v. Munsey Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Gratiot v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1841
- Trinity Universal Insurance Company and First National Bank in Dallas v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- The Aetna Casualty and Surety Company v. The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1988
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