State Ex Rel. Hron Bros. v. City of Port Washington

The judgment of the learned trial court must be affirmed.

“In most jurisdictions certiorari is not available to a low bidder to set aside the action of municipal authorities in awarding a contract to another.” 10 McQuillin, Mun. Corp. (3d ed.), p. 375, sec. 28.87.

State ex rel. Phelan v. Board of Education (1869), 24 Wis. 683, 684, involved a petition by an unsuccessful lowest bidder for a writ of mandamus to compel the letting of a public construction contract to him. Though the present action is not in mandamus, what we said in that action is equally applicable.

“. . . we think the application…