General Construction Co. v. Oregon State Fish Commission

This case arises out of the construction of a contract for a fish ladder at Willamette Falls on the Willamette River between West Linn and Oregon City. After trial the court awarded plaintiff a judgment of $543,204 for breach of the contract. The issues are first whether plaintiff signed an accord and satisfaction thus defeating the cause of action for a breach of contract, and second whether testimony of plaintiff’s expert witness and certain exhibits were properly admissible.

Shortly after plaintiff started construction of the fish ladder in July 1969, it discovered significant errors in the…