Fred Brunoli & Sons, Inc. v. Town of Woodbury

This is a municipal bid case in which the plaintiff, an unsuccessful bidder, seeks damages from the defendant town for wrongfully awarding the contract to the defendant M.A. Pomponio & Sons, Inc. (Pomponio). The trial court rendered summary judgment for the town.1 The plaintiff appealed. We find error in the form of the judgment only, because we conclude that the plaintiff has no standing and that, therefore, its complaint against the town should be dismissed.2

The town reserved the right to reject any or all bids, and to accept the bid which, in its judgment, was in its best interests. The…