Legal Opinion
Ward La France Truck Corp. v. City of New York
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 4, 1957PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Edgar J. Nathan, Jr., J.
Petitioner, the low bidder on a public letting of a contract to furnish fire pumpers to the city, brings this proceeding pursuant to article 78 of the Civil Practice Act, to set aside a determination of a Board of Responsibility and the Commissioner of Purchase finding petitioner not a responsible bidder and refusing to award the contract to it.
On or about October 16, 1956, sealed bids for a contract for 44 fire engines, known as 750 gallon pumpers with boosters and panel trucks, were opened by representatives of the city. Petitioner’s bid of $724,656.94 was found to…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Hecht v. MonaghanNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
- Doherty v. McElligottAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1939
3Cited by5 opinions
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