Bd. of Education of City of Asbury Park v. Hoek

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Schettino, J.

Plaintiff instituted this action to recover profits on certain “cost plus” contracts, awarded without public bidding, for work performed in Asbury Park schools from September 25, 1952 through September 25, 1958. Defendant Hoek was plaintiff’s secretary-business manager during the period in question and defendant Matthews is a carpenter-contractor who performed work under the contracts.

The pretrial order did not serve to crystallize the issues. With the aid of the complaint, however, it seems clear that plaintiff sought recovery from…