United States Ex Rel. Jonathan Handy Co. v. Deschenes Construction Co.

FRANCIS J. W. FORD, District Judge.

This is an action under the Miller Act, 40 U.S.C.A. § 270a, to recover the price ■of materials furnished by the use plaintiff, Jonathan Handy Co., Inc., in connection with housing construction at the •Otis Air Force Base. The complaint alleges that defendant Jefferson Construction Co. was the prime contractor for this construction, that defendant Mel Trucking & Contracting Company, Inc., had a contract with Jefferson to perform portions of the work, that Mel in turn contracted with Deschenes Construction Co., Inc. to perform part of Mel’s subcontract, and…