Bromley v. McHugh

-These are the facts in this ease: The respondent, desiring to have built for him a building, had his architect, one Blair, prepare plans and specifications to be submitted to contractors for their bids. In the specifications the bidders were required to put up a certified check for five per cent of the *362amount of their bids. In the specifications there was no reservation to the owner of the right to reject any and all bids; they did contain, however, the provision that the “successful contractor” should be required to furnish surety bonds, and that the “successful bidder” would be required to…