State Ex Rel. Alden E. Stilson & Associates, Ltd. v. Ferguson

The demurrer to the petition presents the following legal question: Is the director of highways authorized by law to enter into a contract with a firm of consulting professional engineers whereby it uses the services of its organization to prepare contract plans, supplemental specifications and estimates for the reconstruction of parts of the state highway system?

Both parties concede that the determination of this question requires the interpretation of Section 1178-17, G-eneral Code, as in effect at the time of tile execution of the contract. This section then read, and now reads, as follows: