Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Colonial Brick Corp. v. Federal Surety Co.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided November 20, 1933No. 2157PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHESNUT, District Judge.
This case presents a bill of complaint in equity which is described as “ancillary to and in aid of” a suit at law brought under the Hurd Act (40 USCA § 270) by and against some of the same parties and now pending in this court on the law docket. The proceeding seems to be novel and unprecedented.
The use-plaintiffs are unpaid sub-contractors of the National Contracting Corporation which undertook a government contract for construction work at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. The defendants are:(1) The Federal Surety Company (a corporation of Iowa now in receivership in…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. GonzalesSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Morris & Co. v. Skandinavia InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Davidson Bros. Marble Co. v. United States Ex Rel. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
- Allemannia Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh v. Firemen's Ins. Co. of Baltimore Ex Rel. WolfeSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
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