Legal Opinion
WOODRICH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY v. State
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided May 29, 1970No. 42215PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Peterson, Justice.
Plaintiff, Woodrich Construction Company, made a general contract with defendant State of Minnesota in August 1965 for the construction of a portion of Interstate Highway No. 35 near Owatonna, and it contemporaneously made a subcontract with defendant Century Fence Company for the erection of certain signs along the right-of-way. While Century was in the process of performing according to the specifications of the original contract, the state decided to change the locations of some of the signs and to switch to so-called break-away signs. The crux of this dispute is which of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Zerby v. BrownSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1968
- Mienes v. Lucker Sales Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1933
- Lewis v. LewisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1942
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Patrick Exner, Relator v. Minneapolis Public Schools, Special School District No. 1Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 2014
- National Union Fire Insurance Co. v. EvensonCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1989
- Reed v. ChristmanCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1985