FREEMAN CONTRACTORS v. CENTRAL SURETY & INS. CORP.

No. 14398.

205 F.2d 607 (1953)

FREEMAN CONTRACTORS, Inc. v. CENTRAL SURETY & INSURANCE CORP. et al.

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit.

July 2, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Rudolph Hansen, Des Moines, Iowa (Hansen & Wheatcraft, Des Moines, Iowa, on the brief), for appellant.

Herschel G. Langdon, Des Moines, Iowa (Ross H. Sidney and Herrick & Langdon Des Moines, Iowa, on the brief), for appellee, Central Surety & Insurance Corp.

Maxwell A. O'Brien, Des Moines, Iowa (Parrish, Guthrie, Colflesh & O'Brien, Des Moines, Iowa, W. C. Fraser, Hird Stryker, Jr. and Fraser, Connolly, Crofoot & Wenstrand, Omaha, Neb., on the brief), for appellees, Peter Kiewit Sons' Co. and Morrison-Knudsen, Inc.

Before SANBORN, JOHNSEN and RIDDICK, Circuit Judges.


RIDDICK, Circuit Judge.

Peter Kiewit Sons' Co. and Morrison-Knudsen Company, Inc., hereinafter referred to collectively as Kiewit, entered into a contract with the United States on October 15, 1947, for construction known as Riverdale Townsite Stage II, at Riverdale near Garrison, North Dakota. The contract involved construction at a cost of approximately $7,000,000, including the erection of permanent and temporary housing, and other accommodations to be used by...

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