United States v. McPhee
Supreme Court of Colorado
Error to Montrose District Court — Hon. Sprigg Shackleford, Judge. November 21, 1904, The Taylor-Moore Construction Company entered into a contract with the-United States to construct the Gunnison tunnel.
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Error to Montrose District Court — Hon. Sprigg Shackleford, Judge. November 21, 1904, The Taylor-Moore Construction Company entered into a contract with the-United States to construct the Gunnison tunnel. Pursuant to the requirements of the contract, and in accordance with an act of Congress, approved August 13, 1894— 28 U. S. Statutes-at-Large, 278 — -the construction company, at the time of the execution of the contract, gave a bond to the United States conditioned that it should promptly make payments to all persons supplying labor and materials for and in the prosecution of the work of…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice .Gabbert
delivered the opinion of the court:
The bond .in question was executed under the provisions of the act of 1894, and the only question we-are required to determine is, whether the act of 1905 in any manner affects the right of the plaintiffs to-resort to the bond. If it does, then it is because the-latter act operates retrospectively. In behalf of defendants in error it is contended that the forum and procedure are governed by the amendatory -act, and that the action is premature, the contract as yet not having been completed.
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