Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. R. W. Vaught Co. v. F. D. Rich Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 9, 1971No. 19840PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
R. W. Vaught Company (Vaught), individually and as use plaintiff, brought the instant action under the Miller Act, 40 U.S.C. § 270a et seq., for recovery of unpaid amounts claimed to be due it by the prime contractor, F. D. Rich Company, Inc. (Rich), and its sureties1 for labor and materials furnished as a subcontractor on a government project under two separate subcontracts. The district court, sitting without a jury, rendered judgment favorable to the use plaintiff which provided for the following: Judgment against all defendants for. the sum of $152,268.67,…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Freeman v. Gould Special School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Jesse Freeman v. The Gould Special School District of Lincoln County, ArkansasCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1969
- United States v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Skelly Oil Co. v. HollowayCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1948
- Camdenton Consolidated School District No. 6 Ex Rel. W. H. Powell Lumber Co. v. New York Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1937
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 95,916 Howard Polin, Etc. v. Conductron CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
- United States of America for the Use of Georgia Electric Supply Company, Inc. v. United States Fidelity and Guaranty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Missouri ex rel. Pemiscot County v. Western Surety Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
- Electric MacHinery Enterprises, Inc. v. Hunt Construction Group, Inc. (In Re Electric MacHinery Enterprises, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 2009
- United States v. Rich Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
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