Legal Opinion
Strong v. American Fence Construction Co.
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Decided March 4, 1926PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtBijur, J.
The defendant had made a contract with the United States government for certain work on one of the United States veterans’ hospitals. Plaintiff performed labor and furnished material in the prosecution of this work under a contract with one of defendant’s subcontractors.
The learned justice below was of opinion that there was no privity of contract between the plaintiff and the' United States and that he was not the “ sole beneficiary under the contract ” and that, therefore, the doctrine of Lawrence v. Fox (20 N. Y. 268) did not apply.
The act of Congress of August 13, 1894 (28 U. S. Stat. at…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Lawrence v. . FoxNew York Court of Appeals · 1859
- Steamship Co. v. JoliffeSupreme Court of the United States · 1865
- Mankin v. United States Ex Rel. Ludowici-Celadon Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Hicks v. British America Assurance Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1900
3Cited by1 opinion
- Strong v. American Fence Construction Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1926