WILSON CONTRACTING CO. v. STATE


224 A.2d 396 (1966)

WILSON CONTRACTING CO., Inc., a corporation of the State of Delaware, Plaintiff Below, Appellant, v. The STATE of Delaware, Acting Through, By and Under N. Maxson TERRY, Lemuel H. Hickman, Thurman Adams, Jr., Harry Bonk, Anthony B. Carroll, Jr., C. Wardon Gass, William J. Hopkins, Aubrey B. Lank, Frank H. Mackie, Jr., Albert S. Moor, Elmer Pratt, Constituting the State Highway Department of the State of Delaware, Defendants Below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

November 15, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Edward Duffy and Murray M. Schwartz, of Longobardi & Schwartz, Wilmington, for appellant.

S. Samuel Arsht and David A. Drexler, of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, Wilmington, for appellee.

WOLCOTT, C. J., and CAREY, J., and MARVEL, Vice-Chancellor, sitting.


CAREY, Justice.

The appellant, Wilson Contracting Co., Inc. (Wilson) is a road contractor. In August 1958, it entered into contracts with the State Highway Commission (Department) for the construction of three sections of road in Kent and New Castle Counties. After the completion thereof, it brought this action in Superior Court to recover for loss allegedly caused by Department's delays in certain respects.

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