Robinson v. United States ex rel. Brown-Ketcham Iron Works
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Action at law by the United States, on behalf of and for the use of the Brown-Ketcham Iron Works, with the Sykes Steel Roofing Company, Jacob H. Shaffer, as trustee for the creditors of the Robert C. Eisher Company, the George S. Holmes Company, the Winslow Bros.
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In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Action at law by the United States, on behalf of and for the use of the Brown-Ketcham Iron Works, with the Sykes Steel Roofing Company, Jacob H. Shaffer, as trustee for the creditors of the Robert C. Eisher Company, the George S. Holmes Company, the Winslow Bros. Company, the Tiffany Studios, Eastman Bros. & Co., the Long Island Sand Company, and the Philip Rinn Company intervening, against John C. Robinson and the Federal Union Surety Company, impleaded with the Empire State Surety Company. Judgment…
1Opinion of the CourtMayer, District Judge
(after stating the facts as above). [1] 1. The first question which arises is whether the action was brought “six months from the completion and final settlement of said contract.” Defendants contend that there has never been any “complete payment for the work by the government,” as required by the typical Fisher subcontract, and that until there is such complete payment the subcontractors have no claim against Robinson for the balance held out hy him. The meaning of the phrase “final settlement” was settled in United States v. Robinson, 214 Fed. 38, 130 C. C. A. 432, We agree that in that…
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