Legal Opinion
F. D. Rich Co. v. United States Ex Rel. Industrial Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 28, 1974No. 72-1382PublishedCited by 1,037 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Marshall
The Miller Act, 49 Stat. 793, as amended, 80 Stat. 1139, 40 U. S. C. § 270a et seq., requires a Government contractor1 to post a surety bond “for the protection of all persons supplying labor and material in the prosecution of the work provided for” in the contract. The Act further provides that any person who has so furnished labor or material and who has not been paid in full within 90 days after the last labor was performed or material supplied may bring suit on the payment bond for the unpaid balance. 40 U. S. C. § 270b (a). This case presents several unresolved issues of importance in…
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