Hankins v. Police Jury

The police jury of the parish of Natchitoches, in response to advertisements calling therefor, received three bids for the performance of certain work in road district No. 26 of ward No. 2 of said parish. Upon the report of the parish surveyor, the bid of A. D. Lee, one of the defendants, was accepted as being the lowest.

Before the formal contract could be signed and bond furnished, thereunder, plaintiffs, who were unsuccessful bidders, instituted the present suit against the police jury and said Lee, alleging, substantially, that their bid was in reality the lowest; that Lee was a person…