Parker Bros. v. Crawford

This case involves the question of whether the appellee school trustees abused their discretion in finding that Lundy Brothers, Inc., was the “lowest and best” bidder on a construction contract for an elementary school and cafeteria, and in thereby denying the contract to appellants.

In 1952 the citizens of the Louisville, Mississippi, Municipal Separate School District, the boundaries of which are coextensive with those of the City of Louisville, voted to issue approximately $340,000 of bonds for the construction of an elementary school and cafeteria. The Board of Trustees of the School…