Broadway Maintenance Corp. v. Hemphill

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Eagen,

In this action of mandamus, judgment was entered on the pleadings against the defendant, the Controller of the City of Philadelphia. The legal correctness of this judgment is questioned by this appeal.

The basic and controlling facts, all undenied and admitted in the pleadings, are as follows:

The Department of Streets and the Procurement Department of the City of Philadelphia advertised for the submission of competitive bids for the cost of the work necessary to the maintenance of street and alley light equipment and also street parking meters in the city during the…