State Highway Commission v. J. H. Beckman Construction Co.

RENTTO, Judge.

In this action the state seeks a declaration of rights and duties under a contract awarded after competitive bidding for the building of a highway bridge, the terms of which were altered during the course of construction by agreement of the parties. It is principally interested in the legality of additional compensation allowed the contractor under the modification.

The State of South Dakota accepted the bid of J. H. Beckman Construction Company for the building of the bridge over the Grand River near Mobridge, South Dakota, and entered into a written contract with it for such…