Legal Opinion
Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance v. Antonelli Construction Co.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided May 20, 1959No. Civ. A. 58-1096PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALDRICH, District Judge.
This is an interpleader petition brought under 28 U.S.C.A. § 1335 by a Miller Act, 40 U.S.C.A. § 270a, surety on the bond of a government contractor against thirty subcontractors and suppliers. The prime contractor has failed, and the surety has recognized that the provable liabilities will exceed the penal sum of the bond. It brings this proceeding naming all creditors and alleged creditors as respondents, some being citizens of various states, 1 2*pays the penal sum into court, and asks that it be discharged of all further liability. This procedure permits 2 the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- United States v. R. F. Ball Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Mrs. Elsie Haynes v. William D. Felder, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
- RF Ball Construction Company v. JacobsDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 1956
- United States v. BROWNE ELECTRIC COMPANYDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1959
- United States v. R. F. Ball Construction Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
3Cited by8 opinions
- American Fidelity Fire Insurance v. Construcciones Werl, Inc.District Court, Virgin Islands · 1975
- Pan American Fire & Casualty Company v. RevereDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1960
- United States v. L. C. ChapmanCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1960
- Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance v. GustafsonDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1976
- Pennsylvania Fire Insurance v. American Airlines, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1960
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