Lesh v. Trustees of Purdue University

We are indebted to the appellee for a concise and what appears to be an accurate statement of the nature of this action and therefore we quote as follows:

“On November 3, 1945, appellants’ decedent, A. E. Kemmer, entered into a written construction contract with appellee, under which he was to furnish all labor and materials necessary for the construction of Student Apartment Dormitories for a fixed price of $1,118,640. During the contract period the parties agreed on four change orders which increased the original contract price by $93,051.06. The work was performed pursuant to the contract…