Chester Bross Construction Co. v. Missouri Highway & Transportation Commission

PAUL M. SPINDEN, Judge.

When the Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission refused to pay Chester Bross Construction Company and C.B. Equipment, Inc.,1 for pavement edge treatment that Bross constructed on a highway project, Bross sued the commission for breach of contract. The circuit court granted summary judgment for the commission, and Bross appeals. We affirm the circuit court’s summary judgment.

On March 10, 1995, the commission contracted with Bross to make improvements on U.S. 65 in Benton County. The contract required Bross to construct, if needed, a temporary barricade or gravel…