O'Connor v. United States
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Certiorari; from Richmond superior court — Judge H. C. Hammond. January 15, 1912. Goodrich contracted with the United States government, through one of its quartermasters, to erect a public building, and gave bond, payable to the United States of America, with O’Connor and Schweers as sureties, in which it was stipulated that Goodrich should make full payment to all persons supplying him with labor or materials in the prosecution of the work. ' William M. Byrd & Company…
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Certiorari; from Richmond superior court — Judge H. C. Hammond. January 15, 1912. Goodrich contracted with the United States government, through one of its quartermasters, to erect a public building, and gave bond, payable to the United States of America, with O’Connor and Schweers as sureties, in which it was stipulated that Goodrich should make full payment to all persons supplying him with labor or materials in the prosecution of the work. ' William M. Byrd & Company furnished certain materials to the contractor, and, upon his failure to pay for them, sued him in a justice’s court and…
1Opinion of the CourtPottle, J.
1. The contract and the bond to secure its performance were made under the provisions of the act of Congress of August 13, 1894, c. 280, 28 Stat. § 278 (U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 2523). That section provides, among other things, that “any person or persons making application therefor, and furnishing affidavit to the department under the direction of which said work is being, or has been, prosecuted, that labor or materials for the prosecution of such work has been supplied by him or them, and payment for which has not been made, shall be furnished with a certified copy of said contract and…
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