Hayes Construction Co. v. Thompson

Deen, Presiding Judge.

The appellee, Gerald Thompson, d/b/a Thompson Electric Company, was an electrical subcontractor who contracted with the appellant, Hayes Construction Company, to perform the electrical work in the construction of a retirement complex financed by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. Thompson commenced this action to recover $20,500 due under the subcontract that Hayes had retained to cover the deficiency in the amount of wages that Thompson should have paid his employees under the Davis-Bacon Act, 40 USCA § 276a et seq. This appeal follows from a…