Legal Opinion
R. P. Farnsworth & Co. v. Electrical Supply Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 18, 1940No. 9138PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIBLEY, Circuit Judge.
R. P. Farnsworth & Co., Inc. (called hereinafter Farnsworth), contracted with the United States to construct a building for the Marine Hospital at New Orleans and gave the bond required by statute, 40 U.S.C.A. § 270, with Union Indemnity Company as surety. The building was finished and occupied early in 1932, but a balance on the contract price was retained by the United States to protect certain final adjustments. This balance was reduced to $82.80, which was paid over June 6, 1935. On July 24, 1935, Electrical Supply Company (hereinafter called Electric), from whom a…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Illinois Surety Co. v. John Davis Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Illinois Surety Co. v. United States Ex Rel. PeelerSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Town of River Junction v. Maryland Casualty Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1940
- Kane v. First Nat. Bank of El Paso, Tex.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1932
- Columbia Digger Co. v. SparksCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1915
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3Cited by52 opinions
- Consolidated Electric Co. v. United States of America for Use and Benefit of Gough Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
- United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company v. Hendry CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company v. United States of America for the Use of Dakota Electric Supply Company, Anorth Dakota CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1962
- Graybar Electric Company, Inc. v. John A. Volpe Construction Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Herrman v. DaffinMissouri Court of Appeals · 1957
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