Legal Opinion
The Home Indemnity Company v. The United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided May 12, 1967No. 29-66PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS PETITION OR FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS AND PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
COWEN, Chief Judge:
In May of 1963, Wayne Gangwish contracted with the United States through the Bureau of Land Management of the Department of the Interior to plow and seed some 15,000 acres of rangeland in Nevada at an estimated price of $64,779. Plaintiff,, a surety company, issued payment and performance bonds pursuant to the Miller Act, 49 Stat. 793 (1935), as amended, 40 U.S.C. §§ 270a-270d (1964 ed.) for the contract. Plaintiff now seeks to recover from the Government a…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Pearlman v. Reliance InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Henningsen v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. of BaltimoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Martin v. National Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Triborough Bridge AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1947
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Fireman's Fund Insurance Company v. The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1990
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