United States v. Baltimore Construction Co.

Citations

• 48 Pa. Super. 502
• 1912 Pa. Super. LEXIS 401

Syllabus

<p>Principal and surety — Contractor’s bond — Labor or materials — Use of tugboat.</p> <p>A bond with surety given by a United States government contractor conditioned, inter alia, to “make full payments to all persons supplying it labor or materials in the prosecution of the work provided for in said contract,” does not apply to a contract made by the contractor with the owner of a tugboat to pay for the use of the tug the lump sum of $25.00 per day without any regard to the nature or value of the specific work, where the evidence shows that the tug was largely used in carrying workmen of the contractor to and from their work, in carrying messages, and to some'extent in towing rafts or logs.</p>