Walsh v. . Mayor, Etc., of New York
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Superior Court of the city of New York in favor of defendant, entered upon an order made November 21, 1887, which set aside a verdict in favor of plaintiff directed by the court, subject to-the opinion of the court at General Term, and directed judgment to be entered in favor of defendant. The nature of the action and the facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Superior Court of the city of New York in favor of defendant, entered upon an order made November 21, 1887, which set aside a verdict in favor of plaintiff directed by the court, subject to-the opinion of the court at General Term, and directed judgment to be entered in favor of defendant. The nature of the action and the facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion. The only remedy of a party occupying the plaintiff’s position is an action for damages, because if all legal requirements have been performed he is absolutely entitled to the…
1Opinion of the Court
Peckham, J,
In June, 1881, the department of docks of the city of Hew York advertised for proposals for doing work, (1), for building pier No. 57 North River; (2), for repairing six piers on the same river. In the advertisement for proposals for such work the department notified all bidders that “the right to decline all estimates is reserved if deemed for the interest of the corporation,” Three proposals were received for building pier 57, and two were received for repairing the six piers. Upon opening the bids it appeared that bidders other than the plaintiff proposed to do the work for sums…
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