Hemp & Co. v. State

On May 12, 1941, Hemp and Company, Inc., an Illinois corporation, entered into two contracts with the State of Illinois, by the Secretary of State, for the manufacture of the 1942 and 1943 Illinois motor vehicle and motor bicycle license plates.

Subsequent to the execution of the contracts, the size of the 1942 passenger automobile and truck plates was increased one-eighth of an inch in length and width; such increase in plate size necessitated the use of 60,450 pounds of additional steel at a cost of $2,220.32. Also subsequent to the execution of the contracts, the size of the 1942 truck…