Legal Opinion
Southern Electric Supply Co. v. Trend Construction, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 14, 2003No. A02A1722PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Andrews, Presiding Judge.
The issues in this appeal are whether a supply company that provided electrical equipment to a subcontractor engaged in a public works project gave sufficient notice of its claim under a payment bond obtained by the general contractor under Georgia’s Little Miller Act, and whether suit against the contractor was timely filed. The trial court found that Southern Electric Supply Company (Southern) failed to provide proper written notice of its claim to Trend Construction, Inc. (Trend) as required by that Act. The court also found that Southern’s lawsuit was time-barred…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Fleisher Engineering & Construction Co. v. United States Ex Rel. HallenbeckSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Moore v. FOOD ASSOCIATES, INC.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
- Porter-Lite Corp. v. Warren Scott Contracting Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Rome Concrete Pipe Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1987
- United States for the Use and Benefit of S&g Excavating, Inc. v. The Seaboard Surety CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
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