Dahlstrom Corporation, a Corporation v. State Highway Commission of the State of Mississippi

Appellant, a Texas corporation with principal place of business in Dallas, Texas, was the general contractor for the construction of two portions of Interstate Highway 10 in Harrison and Jackson Counties, Mississippi, under Contracts “23” and “30”, with completion date of August 4, 1975. Because Dahlstrom was 230 days late in completing Contract “23”, and 235 days late in completing Contract “30”, liquidated damages were assessed by the Highway Commission with each contractual payment until completion of the projects. In addition to providing for such liquidated damages, Contracts 23 and 30…