Legal Opinion
American Surety Co. of New York v. Lawrenceville Cement Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maine
Decided July 17, 1899PublishedCited by 24 opinions
In Equity.
1Opinion of the Court
PUTNAM, Circuit Judge.
The statute of August 13,1894 (28 Stat. 278, c. 280), provides 1 hat any “person or persons” supplying'labor or materials to one entering into a formal contract with the Uni ted *26States for the prosecution of any public work, which labor or materials were used therein, and payment for which has not been made, “shall have a right of action, and shall be authorized to bring suit in the name of the United States for his or their use and benefit against said contractor and sureties, and to prosecute the same to final judgment and execution.” It is further provided “that such…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Wood v. DummerU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maine · 1824
- California v. Southern Pacific Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Hazard's Administrator v. New England Marine InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1834
- Northern Pacific Railroad v. ClarkSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
3Cited by24 opinions
- American Surety Co. v. Lawrenceville Cement Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maine · 1901
- Monmouth Lumber Co. v. Indemnity Insurance Co. of North AmericaSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1956
- United States ex rel. General Electric Co. v. Schofield Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Pennsylvania · 1910
- United States v. WellsDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1913
- Bradford v. National Surety Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1922
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