Legal Opinion
Consolidated Indemnity & Ins. Co. v. WA Smoot & Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 12, 1932No. 3259PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARKER, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by a surety company from a judgment in an action brought under the Hurd Act (28 Stat. 278, as amended [49 USCA § 279]) by persons who had furnished materials to a government contractor, whose bond had been signed by the surety company. The action was instituted Jan-. uary 27, 1931, and thereafter a number of claimants intervened. A jury trial was waived and the ease was heard by the Dis-triet Judge,'who found as a fact that the date of final settlement between the government and the contractor was July 9, 1930. - Judgment was rendered in favor of a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Illinois Surety Co. v. United States Ex Rel. PeelerSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Robinson v. United States ex rel. Brown-Ketcham Iron WorksCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1918
- United States ex rel. Brown-Ketcham Iron Works v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1914
- Lambert Lumber Co. v. Jones Engineering & Construction Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1931
- United States ex rel. R. Haas Electric & Mfg. Co. v. Title Guaranty & Surety Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1918
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3Cited by13 opinions
- United States Ex Rel. Strona v. BusseyDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1943
- United States Casualty Co. v. District of Columbia ex rel. North American Cement Corp.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1939
- United States ex rel. F. B. Spear & Sons v. Arthur Storm Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1939
- H. G. Christman Co. v. Michigan Gypsum Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1936
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1933
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