Threlkeld v. Tortuga Marine Salvage Co.

HENDRY, Judge.

This appeal represents the latest in a long, complex series of legal proceedings which stem from the following basic facts: (a) a contract was entered into between the United States Government and “Major E. Threlkeld, trading as Tortuga Marine Salvage Company” for the completion of certain salvage work; (b) under the governing law at the time of the contract, Threlkeld, trading as Tortuga Marine Salvage Company, was required to execute a performance bond upon which Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co. was surety, this bond being given in order to guarantee the performance of…