Illinois Surety Co. v. United States Ex Rel. Peeler
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OP APPEALS POR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT. The facts, which involve the construction of the Materialmen’s Acts, of 1894 and 1905, and the rights of subcontractors thereunder, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hughes
This action was brought by sub-contractors under the Act of August 13, 1894 (c. 280, 28 Stat. 278), as amended by the Act of February 24, 1905 (c. 778, 33 Stat. 811), in the name of the United States to recover upon, a contractor’s bond. The contract was for the construction of a post-office building in Aiken, South Carolina (Act. of March 30, 1908, c. 228, 35 Stat. 526,. 528), and the Illinois Surety Company (plaintiff in error) was the surety. The summons and complaint were filed on March 4, 1913. Motion to dismiss was made on September 22, 1913, upon the ground that the complaint did not…
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