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KIEWIT & SONS' CO. v. STATE HIGHWAY COMM.

No. 41,330

184 Kan. 737 (1959)

339 P.2d 267

PETER KIEWIT & SONS' COMPANY, a Corporation, Appellee, v. THE STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF KANSAS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed May 16, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanley E. Taylor, of El Dorado, argued the cause, and W.B. Kirkpatrick, Assistant Attorney General, and Jerry Ann Foster, of Topeka, were with him on the briefs for the appellant.

A. Harry Crane, of Topeka, argued the cause, and Ward D. Martin, Arthur L. Claussen and Havey D. Ashworth, all of Topeka, were with him on the briefs for the appellee.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

PARKER, C.J.:

This is an action to recover damages for breach of a written contract between the plaintiff and the defendant.

The action arises out of a public works contract for construction of an Access Defense Project in the City of Wichita. Originally, it was commenced by the plaintiff, Peter Kiewit & Sons' Company, a corporation, against the State Highway Commission of the State of Kansas and the city...

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