Legal Opinion
Wyoming Construction Co. v. Western Casualty & Surety Co.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided January 26, 1960No. 5991PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREITENSTEIN, Circuit Judge.
Appellee-plaintiff, The Western Casualty and Surety Company, a compensated surety on a construction contract performance bond, brought this action for indemnity to recover its costs in completing the contract after default by its principal.
The United States, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior, contracted with S. J. Groves & Sons Company for the construction of the Big Sandy Dam and Dike in western Wyoming. Groves subcontracted the earth embankment and riprap on the dam to Forgey Construction Company which, in turn, subcontracted…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- R. H. Stearns Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Taylor v. Standard Gas & Electric Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Taylor v. Standard Gas & Electric Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1938
- T. & M. Transp. Co. v. S. W. Shattuck Chemical Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1947
- Henderson Johnson v. Sugar Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1925
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3Cited by10 opinions
- International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers v. Cardwell Manufacturing Co.District Court, D. Kansas · 1976
- Wyoming Construction Company v. Western Casualty And Surety CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1960
- Mitchell Fowler v. Edward ("Ike") Merry, Individually, and as Executive Secretary of the Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1972
- INTERN. U., UNITED AUTO., ETC. v. Cardwell Mfg. Co.District Court, D. Kansas · 1976
- Smart v. Hardware Dealers Mutual Fire Insurance Co.District Court, D. Kansas · 1960
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