TUTTLE, Chief Judge.
The United States appeals from a judgment of the trial court holding it liable under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C.A. § 1346(b), to six subcontractors who performed work for a Government prime contractor on the ground that he had failed to require a payment bond from the contractor under the Miller Act, 40 U.S.C.A. § 270a, before execution of the prime contract.
The facts are not in dispute. Government contracting officers...
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