Legal Opinion
Christ Gatzonis Electrical Contractor, Inc. v. New York City School Construction Authority
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided August 5, 2002PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
It is well established that contracts procured through fraudulent and collusive bidding are void as against public policy, and where work is done pursuant to such illegal municipal contracts, no recovery may be had by the vendor, either on the contract or in quantum meruit, and the municipality can recover from the vendor all amounts paid under such contracts (see S.T. Grand, Inc. v City of New York, 32 NY2d 300, 305; Jered Contr. Corp. v New York City Tr. Auth., 22 NY2d 187, 193). We agree with the Supreme Court that there is no issue of fact as to whether the plaintiff engaged in a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- S. T. Grand, Inc. v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
- Jered Contracting Corp. v. New York City Transit AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1968
- D'Angelo v. ColeNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Maravalli v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
- Prote Contracting Co. v. New York City School Construction AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
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