Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Morris Construction, Inc. v. Aetna Casualty Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 13, 1990No. 88-5467PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Morris Construction, Inc., entered into an oral agreement with Schultz & Sons Construction Company to provide heavy equipment for a road construction project on which Lamro, Inc., was the general contractor. After Schultz failed to pay Morris money that was owed under the oral agreement, Morris brought this claim under the Miller Act, 40 U.S.C. §§ 270a-d (1982), against Lamro, Schultz, and the issuer of Lamro’s payment bond, Aetna Casualty Insurance Company. The principal issue in this appeal is whether Schultz was a subcontractor for the purposes of the Miller *376Ac…
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