Legal Opinion
Aetna Insurance v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided March 17, 1972No. 371-70PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCowen, Chief Judge
By the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment, we are called upon to decide again whether the right of the *715United States to set off the unpaid contract balance against taxes owed it by a Government contractor is superior to a claim to the same contract retainage by a Miller Act1 surety under its payment bond.
The material facts are not in dispute. Allied Electrical Company, Inc., hereinafter Allied, entered into a contract dated February 11,1965, with the General Services Administration to provide certain electrical work at Howard University, Washington, D.C. Plaintiff Aetna Insurance…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- United States v. Munsey Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- United States v. Pioneer American InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. Equitable Life Assurance Soc. of United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Trinity Universal Insurance Company and First National Bank in Dallas v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1967
- Central Bank v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- United States v. Zac A. Crittenden, Jr., D/B/A Crittenden Tractor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- H.T. Johnson, Acting Secretary of the Navy v. All-State Construction, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2003
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