Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Edward E. Morgan Co. v. Maryland Casualty Co.
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided February 18, 1944No. 861PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAWKINS, District Judge.
Plaintiff sued the Maryland Casualty Company as the surety on the bond of the prime contractors, Newsom Brothers & J. W. Snowden, successful bidders on a project known as Wallace Dam, to be built across Cypress Bayou, approximately fourteen miles southwest of Shreveport, Louisiana. Complainant was the subcontractor for a portion of the said work and has demanded the sum of $26,143.16, with six per cent interest, alleged unpaid estimates, and also for the rental or use value of certain equipment, together with a “reasonable attorney’s fee”.
It is charged that the United…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- United States v. BehanSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Illinois Surety Co. v. John Davis Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1917
- United States v. North American Transportation & Trading Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Dermott v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1865
- Brogan v. National Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1918
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Arthur N. Olive Co., Inc. v. United States of America, for the Use and Benefit of Dan C. Marino, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1962
- United States Ex Rel. Edward E. Morgan Co. v. Maryland Casualty Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1945
- United States Ex Rel. Baltimore Brick Co. v. John A. Johnson & Sons, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 1945
- Arthur N. Olive Co., Inc. v. United States of America, for the Use and Benefit of Dan C. Marino, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1962