Legal Opinion
London & Lancashire Indemnity Co. of America v. Smoot
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 5, 1923No. 3827PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARBER, Acting Associate Justice.
This case involves the construction of what is commonly called the Materialmen’s Acts of 1894 and 1905, the last of which was approved February 24, 1905. 33 Stat. 811 (Comp. St. § 6923). The title of the statute is:
“An act for the protection of persons furnishing materials and labor for the construction of public works.”
It provides that persons furnishing contractors with labor and materials in the construction of public works, in default of payment therefor by the contractor, shall have the right to intervene and be made party to an action, if one is…
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