Legal Opinion

Sweetman Const. Co., Inc. v. State

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided June 18, 1980No. 12741PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FOSHEIM, Justice.

This action arises from a public improvement contract for a highway project let by public bid by the South Dakota Department of Transportation. Prom a judgment entered in favor of plaintiffs Sweetman Construction Company (Sweetman) and Western Engineering, Inc. (Western), the Department appeals. We affirm.

Plaintiff Sweetman contracted with the State for construction of a portion of Interstate 90 near Chamberlain, South Dakota, in early 1972. Sweetman subcontracted with plaintiff Western for asphalt work, which constituted approximately 31% of the entire project. The State…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Cunningham v. Yankton Clinic, P. A.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1978
  2. Farmers' Elevator Co. v. SwierSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1926
  3. Kansas City Bridge Co. v. StateSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1933
  4. De Rue v. McIntoshSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1910
  5. Baccari v. B. Perini & Sons, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Fisher Sand & Gravel Co. v. State Ex Rel. South Dakota Department of TransportationSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1997
  2. Bowes Construction, Inc. v. South Dakota Department of TransportationSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2010
  3. Foundation International, Inc. v. E.T. Ige Construction, Inc.Hawaii Supreme Court · 2003
  4. Candee Construction Co. v. South Dakota Department of TransportationSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1989
  5. Northern Improvement Co. v. South Dakota State Highway CommissionSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1982

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