Legal Opinion
Browning-Ferris Industries of Tennessee, Inc. v. City of Oak Ridge
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided September 17, 1982PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FRANKS, Judge.
The principal issue on appeal is whether an extension of a contract for refuse services entered between the defendant city and co-defendant Tennessee Industrial Disposal, Incorporated (Tidi), violated the competitive requirements of the city’s charter and ordinances. 1
The chancellor at the instance of the plaintiff, Browning-Ferris Industries of Tennessee, Inc., (BFI) entered summary judgment invalidating the contract and awarding BFI the sum- of $1,910.00 for its reasonable expenses for preparing and presenting its bid, which was the low bid rejected by the city.
In 1976,…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- KINNETT DAIRIES, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. J. C. FARROW, Etc., Et Al., Defendants-Appellants, Flav-O-Rich, Inc., Intervenor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Knierim v. LeatherwoodTennessee Supreme Court · 1976
- Owen of Georgia, Inc., Cross-Appellant v. Shelby County Roy Nixon, Mayor of Shelby County Pidgeon-Thomas Iron Company, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1981
- Patton v. ChattanoogaTennessee Supreme Court · 1901
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- General Engineering Corp. v. Virgin Islands Water & Power AuthorityDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 1985
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