People Ex Rel. Bullard v. Contracting Board
Cases that cite this one
6 later published cases cite this decision.
- In re the Hilton Bridge Construction Co. (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1897)
- People ex rel. Frost v. Fay (New York Supreme Court 1871)
- People ex rel. George E. Mathews & Co. v. City of Buffalo (New York Supreme Court 1893)
- People ex rel McKown v. Green (New York Court of Common Pleas 1875)
- People ex rel. Grace v. Police Commissioners (New York Supreme Court 1871)
- The People v. . Allen (N.Y. 1870)
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Opinion of the Court
Held, that the law had committed to the judgment of the contracting board the decision of the question as to what bids, were most advantageous to the State; and that the legislature had given them full authority, whenever in their opinion proposals made were excessive and disadvantageous to the State, to decline them.
That the only restriction upon the board was, that when they contracted, &c., it should be with the lowest bidder. That this did not imply that the lowest bidder could invoke the powers of the court to compel the board to enter into a contract with him. The1 judgment of the General Term affirmed, and the writ refused. i
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