United States ex rel. John Davis Co. v. Illinois Surety Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
In Error to, the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern,District of Illinois; A. E. Sanborn, Judge. Action by the United States of America, for the use of- tlae John Davis Company and others, against the Illinois Surety Company and W. H. Schott.
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In Error to, the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern,District of Illinois; A. E. Sanborn, Judge. Action by the United States of America, for the use of- tlae John Davis Company and others, against the Illinois Surety Company and W. H. Schott. Judgment for a part of the claimants against the Surety'Company, and in favor of the Surety Company against part of the claimants, and judgment for defendant Schott, and part of the claimants and the Surety Company bring error.
1Opinion of the Court
MACK, Circuit Judge.
On July 30, 1908, William H. Schott entered into a contract with the United States for a certain part of the work involved in the erection of the naval training station at North Chicago. He gave bond, dated August 3, 1908, with the Illinois Surety Company as surety, in the penal sum of $31,047.18, conditioned in accordance with the provisions of “An act for the protection of persons furnishing materials and labor for the construction of public *657works” as amended February 24, 1905 (33 Stat. 811, c. 778 [Comp St. 1913, § 6923]), both on his performance of the contract and the…
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