Legal Opinion
United States Steel v. M. DeMatteo Construction Co.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 30, 2002No. 09-2516PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
This case requires us to consider the rights, if any, of a subcontractor who did not substantially perform under his contract, to recover payment from a general contractor for work performed by the sub contractor who abandoned the job because of financial problems which soon led to bankruptcy proceedings. The case is brought by United States Steel (“USS”), 1 a secured creditor of the bankrupt subcontractor, Cyclone, Inc. (“Cyclone”). USS seeks to recover from the general contractor, M. DeMatteo Construction Co., and M. DeMatteo Construction Co. and Flatiron Constructors,…
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