Legal Opinion
Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc. v. City of Rochester
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 27, 1986PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed, with costs, the cross motion of defendant City of Rochester denied, plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment granted and the case remitted to Supreme Court, Monroe County, for the entry of judgment declaring Ordinance 82-450 invalid and enjoining its enforcement.
General Municipal Law § 103 and similar legislative enactments requiring competitive bidding "evince a strong public policy of fostering honest competition in order to obtain the best work or supplies at the lowest possible price” (Jered Contr. Corp.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Jered Contracting Corp. v. New York City Transit AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1968
- Gerzof v. SweeneyNew York Court of Appeals · 1968
- Action Electrical Contractors Co. v. GoldinNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- MATTER OF NEW YORK STATE ASS'N OF PLUMBING-HEATING-COOLING CONTRACTORS, INC. v. EganNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- Skyway Roofing of Troy, Inc. v. County of RensselaerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Brian Hoxie's Painting Co. v. Cato-Meridian Central School DistrictNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
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- E. Williamson Roofing & Sheet Metal Co. v. Town of ParishAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- L&M Bus Corp. v. New York City Department of EducationNew York Court of Appeals · 2011
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