Legal Opinion
Van Antwerp v. Board of Com'rs
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided January 19, 1928No. 1 Div. 454PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBouldin, J.
^ This is a taxpayers’ suit to avoid for illegality and to enjoin the execution of a contract entered into by the board of commissioners of the city of Mobile with the Superior Incinerator Company of Texas, at Dallas, Tex., for the construction and installation of two incinerators for the municipality. The appeal is from a decree sustaining demurrers to the bill.
The contract is assailed upon the ground, among others, that it was made in violation of section 1911, Code of 1923, which reads:
“The award of each contract for which bids have been submitted shall be made to the lowest responsible…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Board of Revenue v. MerrillSupreme Court of Alabama · 1915
- Inge v. Board of Public Works of MobileSupreme Court of Alabama · 1902
- City of Mobile v. Mobile Electric Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1919
- Matkin v. Marengo CountySupreme Court of Alabama · 1902
- White v. Mayor of DecaturSupreme Court of Alabama · 1898
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Newberry v. City of AndalusiaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1952
- Finch v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1960
- Rogers v. City of MobileSupreme Court of Alabama · 1964
- Hubbard v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1979
- Ex Parte City of BirminghamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1993
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