Legal Opinion
Mai Steel Service Inc. v. Blake Construction Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 30, 1992No. Nos. 88-6409, 88-6410PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge:
This appeal challenges a district court ruling that appellant Molnick’s Inc., a steel installer on a federal construction project, cannot recover under either the prime contractor’s Miller Act payment bond or the subcontractor’s common law payment bond for its increased labor and material costs attributable to construction delays. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and we reverse. We also conclude that the prime contractor’s surety is entitled to indemnification from the subcontractor’s surety to the extent of its liability for Mol-nick’s additional…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Clifford F. MacEvoy Co. v. United States Ex Rel. Calvin Tomkins Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- United States Ex Rel. Sherman v. Carter Constr. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Continental Casualty Co. v. SchaeferCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1949
- United States v. Avanti Constructors, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- United States Ex Rel. Mariana v. Piracci Construction Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 1975
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3Cited by8 opinions
- United States ex rel. Benefit of Walton Technology, Inc. v. Weststar Engineering, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
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- United States For The Use And Benefit Of Walton Technology, Inc. v. Weststar Engineering, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
- United States, Ex Rel. D & P Corp. v. Transamerica InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1995
- Mai Steel Service Inc., a Kansas Corporation v. Blake Construction Company, and Molnick's Inc., a Corporation, Mai Steel Service Inc., a Kansas Corporation, and Blake Construction Company and Aetna Casualty & Surety Company, and Commercial Union Insurance Company v. Molnick's Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
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