United States ex rel. J. E. Sadler & Co. v. W. H. French Dredging & Wrecking Co.

NIELDS, District Judge.

The W. H. French Dredging & Wrecking Company, Inc., on July 7, 1927, entered into a contract with the United States government for the performance of certain dredging work. Before commencing work under the contract, the contractor, pursuant to the provisions of section'270, title 40, USCA, entered into the usual contractor’s bond. This action was brought July 23,1929, in the name of the United States for the use of George W. Clark and Gertrude Sadler, copartners, trading as J. E. Sadler & Co., against W. H. French Dredging So Wrecking Company, Inc., the contractor* and…