United States ex rel. Thomas Laughlin Co. v. Morgan

WEBB, District Judge.

This is an action of debt on a bond executed by the defendant Morgan as principal and the American Surety Company of New York as surety for the performance of a contract by Morgan to supply materials and do work on fortifications to be constructed by the United States on Diamond Island, near Portland, Me. Trial by jury is waived, and the cause is submitted to the court; the right of exception to rulings of the court on questions of law during the trial, and in its conclusions upon the facts, being reserved.

Upon the hearing the court finds the following facts;(i) The…