United States Ex Rel. E. C. Ernst, Inc. v. Curtis T. Bedwell & Sons, Inc.

OPINION

I. Introduction

JOSEPH S. LORD, III, Chief Judge.

This is a Miller Act case. 40 U.S.C. § 270a et seq. Defendant Bedwell is the general contractor on a construction project. Plaintiff was its electrical subcontractor. In Count I of its complaint, plaintiff seeks $249,960.56 in damages which allegedly resulted from Bedwell’s refusal to pay for services and materials furnished to Bedwell. In Counts II and III of its complaint, plaintiff seeks to recover in excess of $50,000 in damages which allegedly were the natural consequence of Bedwell’s material breach of this subcontract. This sum…