Layne Minnesota Co. v. Town of Stuntz

MacLAUGHLIN, Justice.

This is an action brought by plaintiff, Layne Minnesota Company (Layne), for the balance owed on a contract for drilling a water supply well for the town of Stuntz (Stuntz), a municipal corporation in St. Louis County. Stuntz counterclaimed to recover a partial progress payment made to Layne during the performance of the contract. The trial court found the contract void for failure to comply with the applicable competitive-bidding statute and denied recovery to both parties. Layne appealed from the judgment and Stuntz sought review of the dismissal of its counterclaim. We…