Western Contracting Corp. v. State Highway Department

Pannell, Judge.

Appellant brought a complaint against the State Highway Department of Georgia seeking recovery of $501,-176.31 for breach of contract in that the State Highway Department had failed to obtain an option from owners of certain borrow-pit materials as required by the contract, and also seeking recovery of $137,929.65 due complainant under the contract which complainant had completed and performed. By amendment plaintiff converted the original complaint into Count 1 of a nine-count complaint, the other nine counts seeking recovery of the sum of $501,176.31 on various theories, with…