Legal Opinion
Housing Authority v. Pittman Construction Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 10, 1959No. 17584PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge.
Pittman Construction Company, Inc., the lowest bidder1 on a con*697tract for the construction of a housing project at Opelousas, Louisiana,2 sued to annul the contract awarded the next low bidder, Marco Construction Company. The question for decision is whether the Housing Authority of the City of Opelousas, through its Board of Commissioners, exercised a reasonable discretion, within its authority under the Louisiana Public Works Act,3 in rejecting the lowest bid proposal on the ground that Pittman was not a “responsible bidder”.
The case was tried to the Court. After a long…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Boxwell v. Department of HighwaysSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1943
- Smith v. Town of VintonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1949
- Hughes v. MurdockSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1893
- St. Landry Lumber Co. v. Mayor of BunkieSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1924
- Fourmy v. Town of FranklinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1910
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Housing Authority of the City of Opelousas, Louisiana v. Pittman Construction Company, Inc., and Pittman Construction Company, Inc. v. Housing Authority of the City of Opelousas, Louisiana and George G. Marquette, Jr., D/B/A Marco Construction Company, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959