Legal Opinion
Geer-Melkus Construction Co. v. United States ex rel. Bison Construction Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 26, 1962No. 16907PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN OOSTERHOUT, Circuit Judge.
In this action, tried to the court, the use plaintiff Bison Construction Co.. (Bison) was awarded judgment against Geer-Melkus Construction Company (Geer-Melkus) and the surety1 on its-construction bond for a balance of $16,-196.19 due on its subcontract to performcei’tain work for Geer-Melkus, the px’imecontractor, on a construction project at the Grand Forks Air Force Base. Kemper Construction Company (Kemper) as subcontractor of Bison who was made a third party defendant recovered judgment on its counterclaim for repairing the cracked pipe in the amount of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Pendergrass v. New York Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1950
- H. C. Nelson, Sidney A. Nelson, and H. C. Nelson Investment Company v. Seaboard Surety Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1959
- United States v. Robert Stoppelmann, a Minor, by Mary Stoppelmann, His Mother and Next FriendCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1959
- United States ex rel. Bison Construction Co. v. Geer-Melkus Construction Co.District Court, D. North Dakota · 1961
3Cited by2 opinions
- Geer-Melkus Construction Company v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1962
- Walter P. Cravens v. Fred B. McKinnellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966