UNITED STATES v. MERRITT-CHAPMAN & SCOTT CORP.

Civ. A. No. 5779.

191 F.Supp. 638 (1961)

UNITED STATES of America, for the use of: "AUTOMATIC" SPRINKLER CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. MERRITT-CHAPMAN & SCOTT CORPORATION, Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland, American Employers' Insurance Company, Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, National Surety Corporation, Maryland Casualty Company, New Amsterdam Casualty Company, Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company, Defendants.

United States District Court M. D. Pennsylvania.

February 20, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph P. Brennan, Scranton, Pa., Joseph C. Coakley, Cleveland, Ohio, for plaintiff.

O'Malley, Morgan, Bour & Gallagher, Scranton, Pa., Manning, Hollinger & Shay, New York City, for defendants.


FOLLMER, District Judge.

In May 1952, Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corporation (hereinafter called "Merritt-Chapman") entered into a contract with the United States of America for the construction of buildings, utility systems and site improvements for a Signal Corps Depot at Tobyhanna, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. The initial contract amount, before change orders, was $16,353,282.41 and the prime contractor, Merritt-Chapman, furnished a payment bond with Fidelity...

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