United States v. Kelley

456 F.2d 148 UNITED STATES, for the Use of POMONA TILE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, a corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. David L. KELLEY d/b/a David Kelley Tile Company, a sole proprietorship, et al., Defendants-Appellants. No. 26490. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Feb. 23, 1972. Douglas B. Jensen, of Miller, Groezinger, Pettit & Evers, San Francisco, Cal., for defendants-appellants. Douglas K. Wallace, of Wallace, Brown & Crain, Newport Beach, Cal., McCormick & Williams, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellees. Before MERRILL, BROWNING and WRIGHT, Circuit Judges. EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge: 1 Pomona Tile, which furnished tile and supplies to a subcontractor on a government project at Fort Ord, California, sought recovery under the Miller Act (40 U.S.C. Sec. 270b) for unpaid material bills. Pomona took a default judgment against David Kelley, the subcontractor. The prime contractor, Jay De Construction Co., raised defenses of (1) noncompliance with the Act's 90-day notice requirement, (2) partial payment, and (3) diversion of materials by the subcontractor. The district court awarded $12,394.12 to Pomona. We affirm. 2 Jay De held a government…