John Johnson Construction Co. v. State

Taylor, J.:

In August, 1916, this claimant was awarded a contract by the State Commissioner of Highways for improving a public highway in the city of Jamestown. The claimant signed the contract August twenty-fifth, but it was not executed on the part of the State until December 5, 1916. The contract provided that the work done thereunder should be completed by November 15, 1916, but this provision was disregarded. The city of Jamestown was laying sewer, gas and water mains in the street in question, and, through a resolution of its board of aldermen, the city agreed to have this work completed…