Wiecking v. Allied Medical Supply Corp.

This appeal presents the questions whether a contractor’s claim to compensation for services rendered at the request of an officer of the Commonwealth is barred by the defense of sovereign immunity, and if not, whether the officer had authority to enter into a contract on the Commonwealth’s behalf.

The convoluted procedural history of the case is immaterial to the dispositive issues on appeal. The facts will be stated in the light most favorable to the contractor, who prevailed below.

The medical examiner of the county or city in which a death occurs from any of several causes, enumerated in…