Edward C. Jones Co. v. Board of Education
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from judgment on report of referee. Action by the Edward C. Jones Company against the board of education of the city of Mt. Vernon. From a judgment on the report •of a referee in favor of defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWoodward, J.
The plaintiff in this action is a corporation ■dealing in stocks, bonds, etc., in the city of New York; and the defendant is the board of education of the city of Mt. Vernon, which is •a few miles distant from the first-named city, and upon the line of one of the rapid-transit railroads. In December, 1896, the defendant issued an advertisement announcing that it would receive bids for the purchase of 65 school-loan bonds, of $1,000 each; and it agreed to dispose of these bonds to the person making the most advantageous bid, taking into consideration the rate of interest, which was not to…
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