Legal Opinion
General Contracting Corp. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 3, 1934No. 3562PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOPER, Circuit Judge.
On March 27, 1931, the General Contracting Corporation entered into a contract with the United States for the construction of a lock in the Great Kanawha river, at Marmet, W. Va. And in conformity with the Act of August 13, 1894, c. 280, 28 Stat. 278, as amended by the Act of February 24, 1905, c. 778, 33 Stat. 811 (40 USCA § 270), the contractor executed a bond to the United States in the penalty of $3-99,731 with the Seaboard Surety Company as surety, conditioned for performance of the contract and prompt payment of all persons supplying the contractor with labor and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Guerini Stone Co. v. P. J. Carlin Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Perkins v. HartSupreme Court of the United States · 1826
- Veneri v. DraperCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1927
- Woodruff v. HoughSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Ingram-Day Lumber Co. v. McLouthSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Ross Engineering Co. v. PaceCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1946
- Shanks v. WilsonDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1949
- Ehret Magnesia Mfg. Co. v. GothwaiteCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1945