Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Board of Education
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided March 7, 1905No. Calendar No. 20,752PublishedCited by 12 opinions
Certiorari to Wayne; Hosmer, Donovan, Frazer, and Rohnert, JJ. Mandamus by Henry B. Lewis to compel the board of education of the city of Detroit to award a contract to relator. There was an order granting the writ, and respondent brings certiorari.
1Opinion of the Court
.Carpenter, J.
Certiorari to review mandamus proceedings. Relator was the lowest bidder — he was, in fact, the only bidder — for the steelwork of a school building which respondent had decided to erect. Later respondent adopted the recommendation of a committee that the contract be awarded to relator. Still later respondent passed the following resolution:
“Resolved, that all contracts for the erection of the Goldberg school [the school for which relator had made his bid] be awarded to the lowest bidders for the several classes of work: Provided, they agree to insert in their contracts an…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Adams v. BrenanIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
- Holden v. City of AltonIllinois Supreme Court · 1899
- Marshall & Bruce Co. v. City of NashvilleTennessee Supreme Court · 1902
- Fiske v. People ex rel. RaymondIllinois Supreme Court · 1900
- Loomis v. Township Board of RogersMichigan Supreme Court · 1884
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Mugford v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1945
- Bogni v. PerottiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
- Miller v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1909
- Chambers v. Owens-Ames-Kimball Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1946
- State, Ex Rel. v. Bldg. Comm.Ohio Supreme Court · 1931
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