Young Fehlhaber Pile Co. v. State

The claimant has been awarded judgment for additional labor and materials furnished in its cofferdam work because the elevations of the creek bottom at the site of the work were substantially lower than the elevations specifically indicated by the State upon the plans and for moneys improperly deducted by the State from the respondent’s final estimate for the State’s engineering supervision during the period for which construction was delayed beyond the date fixed by the contract.

The contract called for reconstruction of Merrick road on Long Island and where the highway crossed Carll creek…