Legal Opinion
Gulf Insurance v. GFA Group, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 13, 2001No. A01A1075PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mikell, Judge.
The issue in this appeal is whether a payroll services company, which pays the wages of the employees of a contractor of a public works project, is a qualified claimant under a payment bond furnished by the contractor under Georgia’s “Little Miller Act.”* 1
The record shows that in April 1996, QRC, Inc. (the “Contractor”) was engaged by the Washington County Board of Education to reroof a number of schools. Pursuant to an earlier contract, GFA Group, Inc. had agreed to provide payroll services and workers’ compensation insurance to the Contractor. Under their arrangement, GFA…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Lau's Corp., Inc. v. HaskinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
- Ingalls Iron Works Co. v. Standard Accident InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
- Home Indemnity Co. v. Battey MacHinery Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
- Western Casualty & Surety Co. v. Fulton Supply Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1939
- Primo Team, Inc. v. Blake Construction Co.California Court of Appeal · 1992
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Tri-State Employment Services, Inc. v. The Mountbatten Surety Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2002
- Tri-State Employment Services, Inc. v. Mountbatten Surety Co.New York Court of Appeals · 2003