Fireman's Fund Indemnity Co. v. United States

This is a suit to recover the balance, amounting to* $14,712.89, withheld by the defendant upon a completed construction contract with the United States.

*142The Continental Contracting Company, Inc., entered into a contract with the defendant on October 17, 1938, for the installation of an extension to the existing steam heating plant and installing a new steam distribution system at the Naval Ammunition Depot, Fort Mifflin, Pennsylvania, the contract price with extras amounting to $60,707.56. • The plaintiff executed a surety bond for the purpose of the contract in the sum of $28,500.00. The…