Legal Opinion
Standard Accident Insurance v. U. S. ex rel. Powell
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 3, 1938No. 41PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McReynolds
The petitioner is surety on a post office construction bond given pursuant to the Act of Congress approved August 13, 1894, c. 280, 28 Stat. 278, as amended, 40 U. S. C. § 270, which provides—
“Any person or persons entering into a formal contract with the United States for the construction of any *443public building, or the prosecution and completion of any public work, or for repairs upon any public building or public work, shall be required, before commencing such work, to execute the usual penal bond, with good and sufficient sureties, with the additional obligation that such contractor or…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Illinois Surety Co. v. John Davis Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1917
- United States Ex Rel. Hill v. American Surety Co. of NYSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Guaranty Co. v. Pressed Brick Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Brogan v. National Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Title Guaranty & Trust Co. of Scranton v. Crane Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1910
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3Cited by22 opinions
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1952
- United States of America for the Use and Benefit of J. P. Byrne & Co., Inc. v. Fire Association of PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958
- Mullan Contracting Co. v. International Business MacHines Corp.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1959
- Standard Ins. Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- United States of America for the Use and Benefit of T.M.S. Mechanical Contractors, Inc., Cross-Appellee v. Millers Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Texas, Third-Party Cross-Appellant v. The Craftsmen, Inc., Third-Party and Joseph Breedlove, J.D. Richmond, Jr. And Doris D. Richmond, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
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