Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Water Works Supply Corp. v. George Hyman Construction Co.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 10, 1997No. 97-1577PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge.
Defendant-appellant George Hyman Construction Company (“Hyman”) appeals from the district court’s judgment awarding recovery to the Water Works Supply Corporation (“Water Works”) under the Miller Act, 40 U.S.C. §§ 270a-270d (1986) (the “Miller Act” or the “Act”). Hyman makes a number of arguments as to why the district court erred in allowing recovery. In this opinion we concentrate particularly on Hyman’s contentions: (1) that Water Works did not satisfy the Act’s ninety-day notice requirement; and (2) that Water Works did not have a sufficiently close…
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