Aldridge v. Burchfiel

Plaintiff in error will be referred to herein as “defendant” and the defendant in error as “plaintiff” as they appeared in the trial court. Defendant is a bridge erection contractor. Some time prior to April 12, 1963, he entered into a contract with the proper governmental agency to erect certain bridges and overpasses in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, as a part of the Eufaula Reservoir project, including a bridge described as the Gaines Creek Bridge which is the subject of the present litigation. On April 12, 1963, the defendant entered into a subcontract with plaintiff to transport from the…