D. N. Corporation v. Roudabush
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appellee’s bid was fraudulent, misleading and not in compliance with the plans and specifications. The city cannot waive the requirements of the specifications: Pearlman v. Pittsburgh, 304 Pa. 24.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Schaffer,
By this mandamus proceeding the D. N. Corporation seeks to compel Galvan B. Roudabush, director of the department of public safety of the City of Johnstown, to sign, in the city’s behalf, a contract for a garbage incinerator which had been awarded to plaintiff by a majority vote of council. The court below allowed the mandamus and Roudabush appeals.
The issue was raised by the respondent’s filing a return to the alternative writ to Avhich the plaintiff demurred. The court gave judgment for the plaintiff on the demurrer.
City council, on December 3,1931, passed an…
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- Commonwealth Ex Rel. v. JonesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1925
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- Kaufmann v. KaufmannSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1908
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