Legal Opinion

St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company v. United States of America for the Use of Dakota Electric Supply Company, Anorth Dakota Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided November 19, 1962No. 16914_1PublishedCited by 46 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BLACKMUN, Circuit Judge.

This Miller Act case arises out of dormitory construction at the United States Air Force base at Minot, North Dakota. Tried to the court, it resulted in a judgment for the plaintiff supplier and against the defendant surety. The latter has appealed.

The general contractor was Joseph A. Bass Company. Its electrical subcontractor (hereinafter called “Schroeder”) was John M. Schroeder, Inc. The supplier, or use plaintiff, is Dakota Electric Supply Company. The defendant St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company is the surety on the payment bond required of Bass by § 1(a)…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. United States Ex Rel. Sherman v. Carter Constr. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. R. P. Farnsworth & Co. v. Electrical Supply Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1940
  3. Maryland Casualty Co. v. City of South NorfolkCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1932
  4. Continental Casualty Company, a Corporation v. The United States of America for the Use and Benefit of the Robertson Lumbercompany, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1962
  5. Standard Oil Co. v. DaySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1924

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3Cited by46 opinions

  1. Johnson Service Company v. Transamerica Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
  2. In Re Applied Logic Corporation, Bankrupt. New Jersey National Bank v. Daniel Gutterman, as Trustee of Applied Logic Corporation, BankruptCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
  3. Consolidated Electric Co. v. United States of America for Use and Benefit of Gough Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
  4. Graybar Electric Company, Inc. v. John A. Volpe Construction Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
  5. United States v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1996

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