Legal Opinion
United Pacific Insurance Company v. The United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided June 10, 1966No. 119-61PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COWEN, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff, a surety company which issued payment and performance bonds on two Government construction contracts under the Miller Act (40 U.S.C. § 270a et seq.), sues to recover from the United States the proceeds of a check alleged to have been illegally disbursed by the Government to the contractor, who proceeded to cash the same and retain the funds.
Fred H. Stegeman, an individual doing business as Fred H. Stegeman and Associates, entered into two contracts with the Federal Bureau of Public Roads for the grading, surfacing, and bridging of certain roads in Oregon,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Prairie State Bank v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- United States v. Munsey Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Henningsen v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. of BaltimoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- National Surety Corporation v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1955
- Newark Insurance Company v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1959
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3Cited by14 opinions
- American Fidelity Fire Insurance v. Construcciones Werl, Inc.District Court, Virgin Islands · 1975
- Fireman's Fund Insurance Company v. The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1990
- Royal Indemnity Company v. The United States and Jersey State Bank, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1967
- The Home Indemnity Company v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1967
- First State Bank v. Reorganized School District R-3, BunkerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1973
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