Johnson, Drake & Piper, Inc. v. State

The parties appeal from the adverse portions of a judgment of the Court of Claims.

On December 17, 1953 claimant entered into a contract with the State of New York for the construction of 5.37 miles of a highway in Orange County known as the “ Quickway”. The contract required the work to be completed on June 15, 1955. The grant by the State of five successive requests by claimant extended the completion date to July 10,1956. The construction project was accepted by the State on August 15, 1956. On July 15,1955 the State opened the easterly section of the highway for public use. On that date…