Riney v. City of Hannibal

CRIST, Judge.

Robert E. Riney (taxpayer) appeals from an order of the trial court denying his petition for a permanent injunction to enjoin the City of Hannibal (city) from paying for concrete ordered from Bleigh Ready-Mix Company (concrete supplier). We reverse and remand.

City undertook to improve one of its streets by its own work force. From time to time, as ordered by city, concrete supplier delivered concrete to the project site. By charter, city is required to seek bids for all purchases exceeding $13,174.99. The street project grew without note of the total cost of the delivered…