Uintah Basin Medical Center v. Hardy

INTRODUCTION

DURRANT, Associate Chief Justice:

{1 This appeal concerns the voidability of certain government contracts. Specifically, we consider the question of when a contract entered into by a predecessor governing body is voidable by a successor governing body. Throughout the country, substantial case law has developed to distinguish between those government contracts that may be voided and those that may not be voided by a successor governing body. Various common law tests have been articulated, all designed to balance the tension between the right of a successor governing body to…