Legal Opinion
JW Bateson Co. v. United States Ex Rel. Bd. of Trustees of Nat. Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension Fund
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 22, 1978No. 76-1476PublishedCited by 128 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Marshall
Under the Miller Act, 49 Stat. 793, as amended, 80 Stat. 1139, 40 U. S. C. § 270a et seg., a prime contractor on a federal construction project involving over $2,000 must post a payment bond to protect those who have a direct contractual relationship with either the prime contractor or a “subcontractor.” The issue in this case is whether the term “subcontractor,” as used in the Act, encompasses a firm that is technically a “sub-subcontractor.”
The material facts are not in dispute. Petitioner J. W. Bateson Co. entered into a contract with the United States for construction of an addition to a…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- F. D. Rich Co. v. United States Ex Rel. Industrial Lumber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Clifford F. MacEvoy Co. v. United States Ex Rel. Calvin Tomkins Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- United States Ex Rel. Sherman v. Carter Constr. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
- United States v. Thompson Construction Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959
- E. E. Elmer, D/B/A Mississippi Testing Laboratories v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by128 opinions
- Morrison-Knudsen Construction Co. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation ProgramsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- State v. BrewerOhio Supreme Court · 1990
- United States v. County of Cook, IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
- District of Columbia v. CampbellDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- United States of America, F/u/b/o Krupp Steel Products, Inc., D/B/A Diversified Steel Services v. Aetna Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
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