United States v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Company
Decision Date | 19 April 1962 |
Docket Number | Civ. A. No. 2868. |
Court | U.S. District Court — District of Rhode Island |
Parties | UNITED STATES of America for the Use and Benefit of MORAN TOWING CORPORATION v. HARTFORD ACCIDENT & INDEMNITY COMPANY. |
Benjamin A. Smith, of Tillinghast, Collins & Tanner, Providence, R. I., for plaintiff.
Edward F. Hindle, Ronald R. Lagueux, of Edwards & Angell, Providence, R. I., for defendant.
Plaintiff brings this action under the provisions of the Miller Act, 40 U.S.C.A. § 270b. In its complaint the plaintiff alleges that M. A. Gammino Construction Company (hereinafter called Gammino) entered into a contract on or about February 5, 1960 with the United States of America, whereby Gammino agreed to furnish all the labor, equipment and material and to perform all the work required for the construction of a certain breakwater at the United States Naval Base at Newport, Rhode Island; that pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of 40 U.S.C.A. § 270a, Gammino as principal and the defendant as surety executed a payment bond with the United States as obligee, dated February 5, 1960, which was accepted by the United States and which provided in pertinent part as follows:
Plaintiff further alleges that thereafter, on or about April 20, 1960, plaintiff and Gammino executed a contract whereby the plaintiff agreed to supply certain dump scows for the transportation of breakwater stone at certain rates of compensation per ton from a loading dock at Tiverton, Rhode Island, to the breakwater site; that said contract contained the following provisions:
Plaintiff further alleges that pursuant to said contract it furnished two certain scows for the performance of the work required under said contract during the period beginning June 21, 1960 and ending December 9, 1960; that during said period on various occasions said Gammino (1) failed and neglected to use due care in loading said breakwater stone and material into said scows in a proper and careful manner, (2) failed and neglected to limit the breakwater stone placed into said scows as to the size, type, weight, proportion and quantity permitted under the terms of said contract, and loaded stones greatly in excess of the size, weight and quantity permitted thereunder, (3) failed and neglected to limit stones weighing between 1000 and 1500 lbs. each to not more than 5%, or stone weighing 200 to 1000 lbs. each to not more than 45% of the stones to be transported, (4) failed and neglected to place loads about said scows, of which 50% were of a size of 200 lbs. each or less, as called for by said contract, (5) failed, neglected and refused to provide a safe berth at the loading dock and dumping site, and (6) failed and neglected to load a proper cushion before placing said breakwater material in said scows, as required by said contract, as a result of which said scows were extensively damaged and plaintiff lost the use thereof.
Additionally, the plaintiff alleges that a tug hired by it from Moran Towing & Transportation, Inc. (for any damage to which it is liable to said Moran Towing & Transportation, Inc.) to tow said scows was damaged, as a result of Gammino's breach of its contract and negligence.
Plaintiff makes no claim that it has not been paid the stipulated rate of hire per ton that was payable to it for the transportation of said stone. But it does seek recovery from the defendant for said alleged damages to its scows and to said tug under the terms of said payment bond.
This matter is now before me on the defendant's motion to...
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