Legal Opinion
Kane Enterprises v. MacGregor (USA) Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 27, 2003No. 02-30432PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Kane Enterprises (“Kane”), a commercial barge operator, appeals the dismissal, under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6), of its contract claims against MacGregor (USA), Inc., a naval contractor. Finding no error, we affirm.
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MacGregor contracted (the “prime contract”) with the United States Navy to build and install large ramps on warships. The prime contract did not oblige MacGre-gor to post a performance or payment bond under the Miller Act, 40 U.S.C. § 270a et seq. MacGregor then subcontracted (the “subcontract”) with Halter Marine (“Halter”), inter alia, to store the ramps…
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