United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. United States for the Benefit of Kenyon
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF-.RHODE ISLAND. By an act of Congress approved August 13, 1894, entitled “An act for the protection of persons furnishing materials and labor for the construction of public works,” it was provided: “That hereafter any person- or persons entering into a formal contract with- the United States for the construction of any public building, or the prosecution and completion of any public work, or for repairs upon…
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ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF-.RHODE ISLAND. By an act of Congress approved August 13, 1894, entitled “An act for the protection of persons furnishing materials and labor for the construction of public works,” it was provided: “That hereafter any person- or persons entering into a formal contract with- the United States for the construction of any public building, or the prosecution and completion of any public work, or for repairs upon any public building' or public work, shall be required before commencing* such work to’ execute the usual penal bond,…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice Harlan,
after making the foregoing statement; delivered the opinion of the court.
This -case is here upon a. certificarte as to the original jurisdiction of the Circuit Court of the United States of this action.
Á- Circuit Court of- the United States,' as. provided in the. Judiciary Act of 1887-88, may take original cognizance of any suit, at. common law or in equity, arising under the laws of. the United States, if the value of the matter in dispute exceeds two thousand dollars; exclusive of interest and costs: 25 Stat. 433, c. 866. . But if, within the meaning of that, act, the…
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