United States ex rel. Bartec Industries, Inc. v. United Pacific Co.

POOLE, Circuit Judge:

This Miller Act1 case arises from a dispute over miscast and lost steel to be used in the construction of a hangar and office building for the United States Navy. The steel supplier asserts that the district court erroneously denied it full recovery of the balance on its contract, while the contractor’s surety asserts that the steel supplier should collect nothing. The steel supplier also seeks its costs and prejudgment interest. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm in part and reverse in part the district court’s judgment.

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