United States of America for the Use of Industrial Lumber Company, Inc. v. F. D. Rich Co., Inc., and Transamerica Insurance Co., a Corporation, United States of America for the Use of Industrial Lumber Company, Inc. v. Cerpac, Inc.

473 F.2d 720 UNITED STATES of America for the Use of INDUSTRIAL LUMBER COMPANY, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. F. D. RICH CO., INC., and Transamerica Insurance Co., a corporation, Defendants-Appellants. UNITED STATES of America for the Use of INDUSTRIAL LUMBER COMPANY, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CERPAC, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees. Nos. 71-1485, 71-1519. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Jan. 22, 1973. Ronald N. Paul (argued), of Downey, Brand, Seymour & Rohwer, Sacramento, Cal., Lawrence Gochberg, Stamford, Conn., for defendants-appellants. Dennis Harlowe (argued), E. M. Murray, Dale L. Carlisle, of Gordon, Thomas, Honeywell, Malanca, Peterson, O'Hern & Johnson, Tacoma, Wash., W. Austin Cooper, of Cooper, Sarkisian & Sands, Sacramento, Cal., for Gordon, Thomas, Honeywell, Malanca, Peterson, O'Hern & Johnson, Tacoma, Wash., for the appellee. Before BROWNING, CARTER and WRIGHT, Circuit Judges. JAMES M. CARTER, Circuit Judge: 1 This is an appeal by F. D. Rich Co., Inc. (hereafter Rich) from a judgment in favor of Industrial Lumber, Inc. (hereafter Industrial), a building materials supplier, against Rich, a prime contractor on a government…