Nelson v. Fisher Well Drilling Co.

Defendant-appellant Fisher Well Drilling Company (Fisher) contracted with Ogema Sanitary District No. 1 to construct and install sanitary sewers within the town of Ogema on its accepted bid of approximately $140,000. The work, which commenced in the fall of 1968 and ran through March of 1971, involved the laying of approximately 3.8 miles of concrete pipe and a total of 17,906 man hours. On February 21, 1968, the wage scale for the project was set by the department of industry, labor & human relations pursuant to sec. 103.49, Stats., as called for by sec. 66.293, delineating the rate of pay…