Legal Opinion
United Structures of America, Inc. v. G.R.G. Engineering
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 18, 1993No. 93-1354PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREYER, Chief Judge.
The plaintiff, having supplied steel to a now bankrupt subcontractor, has sued the general contractor, seeking to recover payment for the steel from the bond that a federal statute, the Miller Act, requires certain general contractors to provide. 40 U.S.C. §§ 270a-270b. The general contractor says the steel was defective, and it wants to deduct from the promised purchase price the amount that it says it had to spend to cure the defects. The district court, relying upon a Ninth Circuit case, United States ex rel. Martin Steel Constructors v. Avanti Steel Constructors, 750…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Clifford F. MacEvoy Co. v. United States Ex Rel. Calvin Tomkins Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Rothensies v. Electric Storage Battery Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- In Re B & L Oil Company, Debtor, Ashland Petroleum Company v. Garry R. Appel, Trustee for B & L Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1986
- In the Matter of Alden D. Holford, Debtor. Alden D. Holford v. Melvin Lane Powers A/K/A Mel Powers and Mel Powers D/B/A Mel Powers Investment BuilderCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Walla Corp. v. Banco Comercial de MayagüezSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1983
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- United Structures of America, Inc. v. EngineeringCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
- Botelho v. Citicorp Mortgage, Inc. (In Re Botelho)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 1996
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