Legal Opinion
The Aetna Casualty and Surety Company v. Circle Equipment Company
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 3, 1967No. 20290PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGOWAN, Circuit Judge:
Appellees sued in the District Court to enforce the undertaking of appellant, as surety upon a statutory bond, to pay for services and materials supplied to a defaulting contractor. The District Court denied appellant’s motion to dismiss for want of subject-matter jurisdiction ; and it granted appellees’ motion for summary judgment. The propriety of each of these actions is challenged upon this appeal. We find those challenges unavailing in each instance, and affirm the judgment of the District Court.
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The bond in suit was forthcoming under the requirements of 1 D.C.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Foman v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- United States Ex Rel. Texas Portland Cement Co. v. McCordSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Brogan v. National Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1918
- 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
- United States Casualty Co. v. District of Columbia ex rel. North American Cement Corp.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1939
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