Tony Amodeo Co. v. Town of Woodward
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Dallas District Court. — George B. Lynch, Judge. Plaintiff, appellant, brought this action in equity, to recover $1,000 deposited by him in the form of a check, on a paving bid. At the proper time, defendant moved to transfer the cause to the law side of the calendar, which was sustained; and from such ruling the plaintiff has appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtPreston, J.
Briefly, the petition alleged that, in May, 1918, defendant town advertised for bids for paving; that, separate from said notice, defendant submitted specifications and contract, prepared by the engineer; that, on June 1, 1918, without seeing the published notice, plaintiff called at the office of the town council, and was shown the proposals, specifications, and contract, and made a bid on the work, and deposited a check in the sum óf° $1,000; that plaintiff learned later that the bid was not in accord with the notice, and was, therefore, not a legal bid; that, on June 3, 1918, the council…
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