Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Garrett v. Midwest Construction Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 16, 1980No. 77-2710PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
Beneath the placid surface of this modest contract dispute lurk shoals, reefs and sunken choice of law questions. Boarding the good dredge Melvin, we steer a serpentine course to safer waters.
This suit involves a government prime contractor, Midwest Construction Company, a Nebraska citizen, and its subcontractor, Garrett Construction Company, a Texas citizen. Garrett filed suit in district court against Midwest and its surety under the Miller Act, 40 U.S.C. § 270b. It then sued Midwest alone in state court.1 Invoking diversity jurisdiction Midwest removed the state court…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- F. D. Rich Co. v. United States Ex Rel. Industrial Lumber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- People of Sioux County v. National Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1928
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3Cited by24 opinions
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