Rissler & McMurry Co. v. Wyoming Highway Department

ROSE, Justice.

Rissler & McMurry Company, a road-building contractor, filed a claim with the Wyoming State Highway Department in compliance with that agency’s published claims procedure. The petitioner maintained that additional money under a highway construction contract was due. Its theory was that after the letting, the State changed the contract conditions so materially that they could no longer be performed as the parties contemplated, with the result that the claimant suffered a $43,518.86 loss.

Negotiations ensued, culminating in a hearing before the Commission, which resulted in an…