Legal Opinion
Unadilla Silo Co. v. Hess Bros.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided February 28, 1991PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
STEIN, J.
The sole issue before us is whether a supplier of specially-fabricated goods is a “subcontractor” on a public-works project pursuant to the New Jersey Bond Act (the Bond Act), N.J.S.A. 2A:44-143 to -147, thereby entitling those who supply labor or materials to that supplier to recover under the bond for sums not received.
Hess Brothers, Inc. (Hess), the general contractor on a public construction project, contracted with Eco Bridge, Inc. (Eco) for Eco to supply noise-barrier panels. Unadilla Co., Inc. (Unadilla) fabricated the noise-barrier…
2Cases cited40 opinions
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- Clifford F. MacEvoy Co. v. United States Ex Rel. Calvin Tomkins Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- JW Bateson Co. v. United States Ex Rel. Bd. of Trustees of Nat. Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension FundSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Theisen v. County of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1960
- Key Agency v. Continental Casualty Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1959
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3Cited by8 opinions
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