Legal Opinion
United States v. Seaboard Surety Co.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided November 25, 1985No. CV 82-0518PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
WEXLER, District Judge.
I
In September 1976 Joseph Morton Company (Morton), then headed by Joseph Battaglia, was awarded a building contract by the United States government to construct additions to the Plum Island Animal Disease Center on Long Island, New York. Seaboard Surety Company and The Home Insurance Company (the Sureties) issued the performance bond. During the ensuing three years hundreds of modifications were ordered. In March 1979 Morton by letter declared the United States in breach of contract. The United States immediately notified Morton that it was…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Commissioner v. SunnenSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Joseph Morton Co., Inc., Appellant/cross-Appellee v. The United States, Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1985
- Joseph Morton Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1983
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
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