Legal Opinion
United States v. BROWNE ELECTRIC COMPANY
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided January 7, 1959No. 606PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALTER E. HOFFMAN, District Judge.
In this proceeding under the Miller Act, 40 U.S.C.A. §§ 270a-270d, the sole question for determination is the propriety of allowing counsel fees and costs to the defendant bonding company. Under the facts of this case the Court is of the opinion that the bonding company must pay these costs.
The payment bond in the sum of $3,460 was executed on June 25, 1957. The use plaintiff shipped materials to the prime contractor until October 21, 1957, at which time there remained a balance due to the extent of $4,047.96. More than ninety days having elapsed since the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Bank of China v. Wells Fargo Bank & Union Trust Co. (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1953
- Groves v. SentellSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Eagle Star & British Dominions v. TadlockDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1938
- Century Ins. v. First Nat. Bank of Hughes Springs, Tex.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1939
- Walsh v. TadlockCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1939
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Paul Revere Life Insurance Company v. RiddleDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1963
- Manufacturers Life Insurance Co. v. JohnsonDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1974
- Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance v. Antonelli Construction Co.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1959
- Island Title Corp. v. BundyDistrict Court, D. Hawaii · 2007
- Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada v. BewDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 2007
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