Legal Opinion
Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co. v. United States
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided August 17, 2005No. 04-1255CPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND OPINION
HODGES, Judge.
Plaintiff served as surety on a construction project that was abandoned by the original contractor, Landmark. Plaintiff Lumbermens Mutual took over the contract after default and hired a contractor, Atherton Construction, to complete the job. Lumbermens incurred costs in completing the project that it alleges were caused by defendant’s contract mismanagement. Lumbermens seeks damages under theories of equitable subrogation, impairment of suretyship, and breach of the Takeover Agreement.
The Government moved to dismiss plaintiffs subrogation claims because…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- United States v. Munsey Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE WEST, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2001
- William A. Ransom and Robert D. Nesen v. The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1990
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1973
- American Insurance v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2004
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3Cited by7 opinions
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