Legal Opinion
Arvanis v. Noslo Engineering Consultants, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 31, 1984No. Nos. 83-1670, 83-1766PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Per curiam
The ultimate question we are asked to decide is who is left holding the bag when a prime contractor on a federal construction project fails to obtain a Miller Act payment bond and then defaults without paying his subcontractors. We conclude that the answer is the hapless subcontractor, not the United States.
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On a private construction project, mechanic’s and materialmen’s liens secure payment of the subcontractors. Such devices are obviously unavailable on a *1289government project; sovereign immunity bars liens against government property. Equally obvious, potential subcontractors would be very…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Land v. DollarSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- In Re "Agent Orange" Product Liability Litigation. The Dow Chemical CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
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