Legal Opinion

United States ex rel. Building Rentals Corp. v. Western Casualty & Surety Co.

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided June 4, 1974No. Nos. 73-1004, 73-1005PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

This case originated as a claim under the Miller Act by a sub-subcontractor against the subcontractor and its sureties.1 Plaintiff appeals and defendants cross-appeal from a district court judgment awarding plaintiff $9,467.79 as the balance of the reasonable value of labor and material furnished by plaintiff on a construction job. We are concerned on appeal with two main issues: (1) whether the district court properly determined the amount of restitution due plaintiff upon rescission of the contract; (2) whether the district court’s finding that…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Continental Casualty Co. v. SchaeferCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1949
  2. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company v. Hendry CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
  3. Sam MacRi & Sons, Inc., a Corporation, and Continental Casualty Company, a Corporation v. U. S. A. For the Use of Oaks Construction CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
  4. Peter Kiewit Sons' Co. v. Summit Construction Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1969
  5. United States of America, for the Use of Coastal Steel Erectors, Inc. v. Algernon Blair, Incorporated, and United States Fidelity and Guaranty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. United States ex rel. C.J.C., Inc. v. Western States Mechanical Contractors, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
  2. United States ex rel. Reed v. CallahanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
  3. United States of America for the Use and Benefit of Heller Electric Co., Inc. S. E. B. Masonry, Inc. v. William F. Klingensmith, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
  4. United States v. Mountain States Construction Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
  5. United States of America for the Use of Building Rentals Corp., D/B/A Dick Fritz Painting, and Cross-Appellee, (Plaintiff Below) v. The Western Casualty and Surety Company, and Cross-Appellants. Commercial Lathing Company, D/B/A Pacific Plastering Corporation, a California Corporation, (Cross-Claimant Below) v. Building Rentals Corporation, a Corporation, D/B/A Dick Fritz Painting: Dick Fritz, (Cross-Defendants Below)Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974

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