Legal Opinion
Transamerica Insurance Company v. The United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided March 24, 1993No. 91-5099PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PLAGER, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Transamerica Insurance Company (Transamerica) was the performance bond surety on two construction contracts with defendant United States (United States or government), the second of which was defaulted on by the contractor. Trans-america sued the government, under the doctrine of equitable subrogation, for recovery of funds payable by the government to the contractor under an equitable adjustment to the first contract, which the contractor sought and obtained after completing the first contract. The funds were sought as mitigation of Transamerica’s losses…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- United States v. Munsey Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
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- City Stores Company v. Lerner Shops of District of Columbia, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
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