Legal Opinion
Argonaut Insurance v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided December 11, 1970No. 306-68PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCoweN, Chief Judge
In August of 1967, Ted Watkins Construction Co., Inc., herein Watkins, contracted with the United States through the Federal Highway Administration, Bureau of Public Roads, Department of Transportation, for the surfacing of 26.834 miles of the Klamath River National Forest Highway, in California, at a contract price of $478,842.10. Plaintiff, a Miller Act surety,1 executed performance and payment bonds for the contract. Plaintiff now seeks to recover from defendant the final contract payment, as well as part of a progress payment made during the course of performance to Wells Fargo Bank,…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Prairie State Bank v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Pearlman v. Reliance InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- United States v. Munsey Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- United States v. International Building Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1953
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3Cited by48 opinions
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