Legal Opinion
The Trane Company, a Division of American Standard, Inc. v. Whitehurst-Lassen Construction Company United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 24, 1989No. 88-7543PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge:
This appeal arises from an action that a supplier, The Trane Company (“Trane”), filed against a general contractor, White-hurst-Lassen Construction Company (“Whitehurst-Lassen”), and the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company (“USF & 6”) on September 10, 1987. The suit alleges a breach of a labor and material payment bond required under the Alabama Public Works Statute, Ala.Code § 39-1-1 (1975). The district court entered judgment for the general contractor and surety. We reverse.
I. Background
A. Facts
Whitehurst-Lassen and the Shelby County Board of Education entered…
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- Graybar Electric Company, Inc. v. John A. Volpe Construction Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
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