Manstin Engineering Corp. v. State

On October 5, 1934, claimant, a domestic corporation, entered into a contract with the State of New York for the reconstruction of a portion of the Oxford-Chester State highway and bridge thereon located in the town of Chester, Orange county, N. Y. The work was completed by claimant and duly accepted and approved by the State on August 30, 1935. After the completion of the contract claimant presented to the State a claim for damages in connection with the prosecution of its contract aggregating $36,854.04, consisting of the following four items:

“ Item One: Loss and damage and extra cost to…