Summary
In Northern Improvement Company, Inc. v. South Dakota State Highway Commission, 87 S.D. 71, 202 N.W.2d 861 (1972) (Northern I), Northern appealed from an order dismissing its complaint for damages for breach of contract entered into between the parties.
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File No. 11090.
Opinion filed December 12, 1972 Order denying petition for rehearing 1-17-73
Appeal from Circuit Court of Codington County; Hon. R.F. Manson, Judge.
Ronald G. Schmidt, Pierre, for plaintiff and appellant. Carl W. Quist, Highway Asst. Atty. Gen., and Larry M. Von Wald, Spec. Asst. Atty. Gen., Pierre, for defendants and respondents.
Costello, Porter, Hill, Banks Nelson, Rapid City, for amicus curiae.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
This is an action for damages for breach of a contract entered into by plaintiff and the South Dakota State Highway Commission for certain highway construction work on U.S. Highway No. 212 in Codington County. The claimed damages in the amount of $379,294.00 are all in excess of and in addition to the contract price of the work agreed to be performed.
Plaintiff has appealed from the order dismissing its complaint. The issues involve the meaning and effect of SDCL 31-2-34 to 31-2-39 inclusive as limited by Sections 8 and 9, Article XI of the South Dakota Constitution. The same issues were recently considered by this court in the case of G.H. Lindekugel Sons, Inc. v. South Dakota State Highway Commission et al., 87 S.D. 32, 202 N.W.2d 125 (1972), and were all determined adversely to plaintiff's contentions and claims herein.
Accordingly, the order appealed from is affirmed.
BIEGELMEIER and WINANS, JJ., concur.
WOLLMAN and DOYLE, JJ., dissent.