Dalakow v. Geery

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE HARRISON:

This is an appeal from a money judgment of the District Court of Lewis and Clark County, Montana, in favor of the plaintiff, E. A. Dalakow, and against the defendant, Glenn Geery.

The present controversy arose out of the following set of facts. In August 1950, the defendant, a road construction contractor, was the successful bidder on a United States road construction project near Troy, Montana. The contract, which we will hereafter refer to as the “prime contract,” awarded to him was in the sum of $267,903.65. Prior to making the bid defendant had consulted the…