Legal Opinion
American Surety Co. of New York v. Westinghouse Electric Mfg. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 13, 1935No. 7382PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALKER, Circuit Judge.
The appellant was the surety on a bond in the sum of $3,940, given in pursuance of statute (40 USCA § 270) to secure performance by one Gray of his .contract with the United States for drilling a well at the Pensacola Naval Air Station, which contract included the provision that the contractor would promptly make payment to all persons supplying the contractor with labor and materials in the prosecution of the work provided for in the contract. Gray completed the work contracted for, but remained indebted, in the sum of $5,677.85, to appellees, who had supplied materials…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Henningsen v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. of BaltimoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Equitable Surety Co. v. United States Ex Rel. McMillanSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- United States v. National Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Hardaway v. National Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1909
- Jenkins v. National Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1928
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3Cited by15 opinions
- National Surety Corporation v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1955
- American Fidelity Fire Insurance v. Construcciones Werl, Inc.District Court, Virgin Islands · 1975
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. SweeneyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1935
- National Surety Corp. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1955
- Martin v. National Surety Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1936
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