Legal Opinion
United States v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 29, 1973No. Nos. 72-1422, 72-1468PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MATTHES, Chief Judge.
J. W. Smith and Company (Smith), a mechanical subcontractor, instituted this suit under the Miller Act, 40 U.S.C. § 270a et seq., to recover from the prime contractor, Wieman-Slechta Company (Wieman-Slechta), and its surety, Aetna Casualty and Surety Company (Aetna), the sum of $23,618.89 allegedly due on a subcontract in connection with a federal construction project.
Two issues were tried to the court, the first being whether a letter, dated April 3, 1970, prepared by Wieman-Slechta and signed by Smith, reciting payment of $14,335.92 by Wieman-Slechta to Smith in full…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- John Hampton and Dorothy Hampton v. Paramount Pictures Corporation, and Eastman Kodak CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960
- Martin v. Phillips Petroleum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Graybar Electric Company, Inc. v. John A. Volpe Construction Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Moyer v. United States, for Use of Trane Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1953
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Mackiewicz v. J.J. & AssociatesNebraska Supreme Court · 1994
- Tamara Hatfield, by Her Father and Next Friend, Samuel Hatfield v. Bishop Clarkson Memorial Hospital, a Nebraska Corporation, John Harold GeorgeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
- National Labor Relations Board v. J. D. Industrial Insulation Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1980
- Hiland Potato Chip Company v. Culbro Snack Foods, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
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