Legal Opinion
In Re Fireman's Fund Insurance Companies
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 2, 1979No. 78-3633PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BY THE COURT:
Petitioners seek issuance of a writ of mandamus ordering the district court to recall an order transferring this action to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. The action was brought under the Miller Act, 40 U.S.C.A. § 270b, in the Eastern District of Louisiana by Fireman’s Fund Insurance Companies, the assignee of a subcontractor, against the primary contractor, Frank Briscoe Company, Inc., and its surety, Travelers Indemnity Company. The dispute arose out of the construction of a 250-bed Naval Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana. Defendants, Briscoe…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- F. D. Rich Co. v. United States Ex Rel. Industrial Lumber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- National Equipment Rental, Ltd. v. SzukhentSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Ex Parte CollettSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- United States v. National City Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
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