Young v. United States

GEWIN, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal by the prime contractor and his surety from a judgment upon a jury verdict in favor of the United States for the use of J. E. Brown and Boyce Brown d/b/a J. E. Brown Construction Company, the subcontractor. Appellee filed two separate suits to recover on two separate but similar subcontracts wherein appellee was to do the excavating, the laying of storm drainage pipe and other related work on two Government projects at Eufaula, Alabama. The two suits were consolidated for trial, and by agreement of the parties, the issues in both cases were submitted to…