Legal Opinion
In Re Dutcher Construction Corporation
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided September 12, 1961No. 41068PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENDERSON, District Judge.
The Reliance Insurance Company has petitioned for the review of a decision of the Referee in Bankruptcy relegating it to the position of a general creditor on claims for losses incurred under a payment bond given pursuant to the Miller Act, 49 Stat. -793 (1935), 40 U.S.C.A. § 270a (1958).
The Miller Act is the most recent of a series of acts designed to protect laborers and materialmen working on government projects by requiring general contractors for the government to provide a surety bond guaranteeing payment of wages and material bills. Unlike the former…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- United States v. Munsey Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Henningsen v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. of BaltimoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Triborough Bridge AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1947
- National Surety Corporation v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1955
- Royal Indemnity Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1950
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Pearlman v. Reliance InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Kennedy Electric Company, Inc. v. United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1975
- Universal Bonding Insurance Co. v. Gittens And Sprinkle Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- In the Matter of Dutcher Construction Corporation, BankruptCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
- Logan Planing Mill Co. v. Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1962
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