Legal Opinion

Joseph A. Bass Co. v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided February 2, 1965No. 17698PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MATTHES, Circuit Judge.

In this Miller Act case, Title 40 U.S.C. §§ 270a-270d, Joseph A. Bass Company, contractor, and St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company, surety on its payment bond, have appealed from the judgment dismissing Bass’ counterclaim in which it sought a judgment against Peter *843Kiewit Sons’ Company in the sum of $45,896,12.1

Bass was the prime contractor with the United States for the construction of dormitories at Minot Air Force Base, Minot, North Dakota. Kiewit was a subcontractor for furnishing the labor, material and equipment for construction of a portion of the project…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. Salen v. United States Lines Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
  3. Builders Steel Co. v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1950
  4. Reliance Life Ins. Co. v. BurgessCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1940
  5. Herbert F. Lessmann and Mildred Lessmann v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Herbert F. Lessmann v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1964

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Education Assistance Corporation v. William Wesley ZellnerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
  2. Russell W. White v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
  3. Olaf Nielson v. Armstrong Rubber CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
  4. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 95,531 Waste Management, Inc. v. Ronald D. DeffenbaughCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
  5. Butler v. DowdySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1991

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