Legal Opinion
City of Chamberlain v. R.E. Lien, Inc.
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided August 31, 1994No. 18370PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Justice.
A trial court ruled SDCL 5-18-11, which requires public contracts include provisions from an AIA standardized form, and SDCL 21-25A-1, which enforces arbitration agreements, were unconstitutional delegations of municipal functions in violation of Article III, § 26, of the South Dakota Constitution. We affirm as to SDCL 5-18-11 and reverse as to SDCL 21-25A-1.
FACTS
On October 26,1991, R.E. Lien, Inc. (Lien) entered into a contract with the City of Chamberlain (City) for construction of water mains and sewer lines in a four-block area of main street. The contract incorporated by…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- City of Sioux Falls v. Sioux Falls Firefighters, Local 814South Dakota Supreme Court · 1975
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