Legal Opinion
District of Columbia v. American Excavation Co.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 16, 1946No. Civil Action No. 31410PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLTZOFF, Justice.
This is a motion, by a creditor, for leave to intervene in an action on a contractor’s bond, brought under Title I, Section 804, of the District of Columbia Code, 1940 Edition.
The motion is opposed on the ground that it was filed after the expiration of the period of one year, prescribed by the statute.
It is undisputed that the period of one year expired on December 21, 1915, while the motion was filed on December 28, 1945. It also appears that the present claimant had previously filed an independent suit on the same bond, apparently not being aware of the fact that this…
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- United States ex rel. Pen Mar Co. v. J. L. Robinson Const. Co.District Court, D. Maryland · 1934
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- Joseph F. Hughes & Co. v. District of Columbia ex rel. Noland Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
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