United States v. Southern Construction Co.

BEN C. DAWKINS, Jr., Chief Judge.

This action is brought for the use and benefit of plaintiff, General Electric Company (GE), a furnisher of materials used in the construction of the Barksdale Air Force Base Defense Area’s NikeHereules Facilities at Bellevue, Louisiana.

Defendant, Southern Construction Company (Southern), entered into a contract with the federal government’s Corps of Engineers to construct the proposed facilities and posted the performance and payment bonds required by the Miller Act, 40 U.S.C.A. § 270a et seq., with Continental Casualty Company (Continental) as surety.…