Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Bailey v. United Pacific Ins.
District Court, D. New Mexico
Decided June 8, 1954No. Civ. A. No. 2394PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, District Judge.
The United States of America, for the use of E. L. Bailey,1 brings this action under the Miller Act2 to recover for labor and materials furnished by Bailey as a subcontractor on a Government job wherein the Holloway Company was principal contractor and the defendant, United Pacific Insurance Company, a corporation, was the surety who issued the contractor’s “payment bond”. The defendant insurance company is the principal contractor’s assignee inasmuch as said insurance company as surety was forced to take over and complete the Government job in question due to the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Illinois Surety Co. v. United States Ex Rel. PeelerSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- R. P. Farnsworth & Co. v. Electrical Supply Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1940
- Robinson v. United States ex rel. Brown-Ketcham Iron WorksCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1918
- United States ex rel. F. B. Spear & Sons v. Arthur Storm Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1939
3Cited by4 opinions
- Jefferson Construction Co. v. United States of America, for the Use and Benefit of Roy Bacon, Mel Trucking & Contracting Co., Inc. v. United States of America, for the Use and Benefit of Roy BaconCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1960
- Jefferson Construction Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1960
- United States ex rel. Ackerman v. Holloway Co.District Court, D. New Mexico · 1954
- City of Pompano Beach ex rel. Dargel Construction Co. v. MacDonald Construction Co., Circuit Court of the 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida, Broward County1965