Great American Indemnity Co. v. Government of the Capital

This is an appeal from a judgment of the District Court of San Juan dismissing a petition for mandamus. The petition alleged that .the Government of the Capital issued a call for bids for the purchase by the Capital of ten garbage trucks; that the call required each bidder to post a bond for 10 per cent of his bid in cash or by certified check; that the petitioner, Puerto Eico Auto Corporation, submitted a bid of $19,500 for ten Fargo trucks, accompanied by a surety bond; that when the bids were opened, the Administrative Board of the Capital refused to consider this bid on the ground that it…