Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Treat Bros. v. Fidelity & Deposit Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 23, 1993No. 91-2651PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-appellant, Blinderman Construction Company and its surety, Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland, appeal from a verdict in favor of Treat Brothers Company on a breach of contract claim arising out of a government contract for construction of a personnel dormitory at Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul, Illinois. Federal jurisdiction was based on the Miller Act, 40 U.S.C. § 270b (1988), and on 28 U.S.C. § 1331 (1988). Treat’s claim was tried to the bench; the federal district court determined that Blinderman had breached its contract with Treat and thus owed…
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