Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. E. J. Bartells Co. v. Hoffman Construction Co.
District Court, E.D. Washington
Decided June 16, 1958No. 1315-1317PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DRIVER, Chief Judge.
These cases were brought under the Miller Act, Title 40 U.S.C.A. § 270a et seq., against the principal contractor and his surety on three separate government contracts. The defendant Seaboard Surety Company on April 18, 1958 deposited in the registry of the court the principal amounts claimed by the plaintiff as follows: Cause No. 1315, $12,300; Cause No. 1316, $34,200; and Cause No. 1317, $2,107.
At the pre-trial conference held on May 21, 1958, it became apparent that there remained only two issues for decision, namely: 1) Whether the use plaintiff is entitled to interest…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Illinois Surety Co. v. John Davis Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1917
- United States v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Continental Casualty Co. v. Clarence L. Boyd Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1944
- United States v. Henke Const. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1946
- United States Ex Rel. Baltimore Cooperage Co. v. McCayDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1928
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Dan Smoot v. Honorable Noel P. Fox, United States District Judge for the Western Districtof MichiganCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1965
- The Travelers Indemnity Company, a Corporation v. United States of America, for the Use and Benefit of Western Steel Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
- United States Ex Rel. Greenville Equipment Co. v. United States Casualty Co.District Court, D. Delaware · 1962
- Chaney v. Western States Title Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, D. Utah · 1968
- John W. Egan Co. v. Major Construction Management Corp.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1999
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