Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Mutual Metal Mfg. Co. v. Biggs
District Court, E.D. Illinois
Decided August 11, 1942No. 165-DPublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LINDLEY, District Judge.
The United States sues for the use of subcontractors on a bond executed under the provisions of the Miller Act, 40 U.S.C. A. § 270a (2), which provides that a contractor with the United States must furnish a bond for protection of persons supplying labor or material in prosecution of work provided for in the contract and that on failure of the contractor to pay any subcontractor, the United States may sue for the use of such beneficiaries.
The complaint alleges that Biggs and Gregory, partners, and Biggs Construction Company entered into a contract with the United…
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