Legal Opinion
Southern Surety Co. v. Western Pipe & Steel Co. of California
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 13, 1926No. 4833PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
RUDKIN, Circuit Judge.
This was an action by an intervening creditor on a bond given by a Contractor for the construction, prosecution, and completion of a publie work, pursuant to the Act of August 13, 1894 (28 Stat. 278), as amended by the Act of February 24, 1905 (33 Stat. 811). The latter act provides:
“That where suit is instituted by any of such creditors on the bond of the contractor it shall not be commenced until after the com*457píete performance of said contract and final settlement thereof, and shall be commenced within one year after the performance and final settlement of said…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Fleischmann Construction Co. v. United States Ex Rel. ForsbergSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Illinois Surety Co. v. United States Ex Rel. PeelerSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Mandel v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1925
- United States ex rel. Brown-Ketcham Iron Works v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1914
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. McNulty Bros.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1926
3Cited by1 opinion
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1933