Arthur Weil & Co. v. Board of Education

Following a hearing without a jury on plaintiffs petition for a writ of mandamus, an order was entered compelling defendant, the Board of Education of the City of Chicago (hereinafter “Board”) to reinstate plaintiff as a competitive bidder on the Yates Elementary School plumbing contract and to award that contract to plaintiff. The only issue raised by defendants-appellants on appeal is whether the court erred in issuing the writ of mandamus. We reverse.

On August 23, 1972, the Board, pursuant to its statutory rulemaking power (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 122, par. 34 — 19), established the…