US S & G Excavating v. Seaboard Surety Co

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit No. 00-2112 United States for the use and benefit of S&G Excavating, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The Seaboard Surety Company, et al., Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Terre Haute Division. No. TH 97-276-C-T/F--John Daniel Tinder, Judge. Argued November 3, 2000--Decided January 10, 2001 Before Flaum, Chief Judge, and Easterbrook and Williams, Circuit Judges. Easterbrook, Circuit Judge. An unpaid subcontractor on a federal project can obtain compensation from a…