Legal Opinion
Continental Casualty Co. v. North American Cement Corp.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 10, 1937No. 6843PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGroner, J.
There is in effect in the District of Columbia an Act1 in all respects (involved here) identical with the Heard Act.2 The former relates to construction contracts with the District; the latter to construction contracts with the federal government. Appellant is the surety on a bond executed under the provisions of the District Act. The action was brought by Massaponax Sand & Gravel Corporation3 against Roy D. Schlegel and his surety (appellant) to recover for materials furnished in the prosecution of work under a contract between the District of Columbia and Schlegel. Appellee intervened. Its…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- United States Ex Rel. Hill v. American Surety Co. of NYSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Utah Const. Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1926
3Cited by4 opinions
- United States Casualty Co. v. District of Columbia ex rel. North American Cement Corp.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1939
- Boka Electrical Construction Company, Inc. v. W. M. Chappell, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958
- Humphreys & Harding, Inc. And Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland v. District of Columbia, for the Use of the Joslyn CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1961
- United States ex rel. Calvin Tomkins Co. v. Clifford F. MacEvoy Co.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1943