Southeast Construction Co. v. Ellis

Jim Johnson, Associate Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment against a construction company for damages resulting from the execution of specific orders of the State Highway Department’s Resident Engineer.

On February 9, 1956, the County Court of Hemp-stead County conveyed to the Arkansas State Highway Commission certain land located along State Highway 55 between Fulton and Saratoga for the purpose of making certain changes in the existing highway. The contract for the highway improvement project was awarded to the appellant Southeast Construction Company.

Appellant began work on May 29,…