Edge Moor Bridge Works v. County of Bristol
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Contract. The declaration alleged that, under the provisions of St. 1893, c. 368, and of various acts in amendment thereof and in addition thereto, the county commissioners of Bristol were authorized and directed to widen the bridge between New Bed-ford and Fairhaven within the county of Bristol, and were authorized and empowered to reconstruct the existing bridge, or to construct a new bridge; and it was further provided that the expense of the construction should in the…
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Contract. The declaration alleged that, under the provisions of St. 1893, c. 368, and of various acts in amendment thereof and in addition thereto, the county commissioners of Bristol were authorized and directed to widen the bridge between New Bed-ford and Fairhaven within the county of Bristol, and were authorized and empowered to reconstruct the existing bridge, or to construct a new bridge; and it was further provided that the expense of the construction should in the first instance be borne by the county ; and that, acting under the authority so conferred, the commissioners inserted in…
1Opinion of the CourtAllen, J.
The ground of action relied on by the plaintiff corporation is, not that the county commissioners actually entered into a contract with it, under which it was to do the work, but that they agreed to enter into such a contract, and afterwards refused to do so. To .support this view, the plaintiff relies on the vote of the county commissioners accepting its bid and awarding the contract. We have therefore to consider whether, in view of the circumstances, the vote bears that construction.
The vote is to be construed with reference to the advertise*532ments under which the proposals of the plaintiff…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Pratt v. . Hudson River Railroad CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1860
- Drummond v. CraneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1893
- Eads v. City of CarondeletSupreme Court of Missouri · 1867
- Starkey v. City of MinneapolisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1872
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- Duggan v. Matthew Cummings Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
- Wheaton Building & Lumber Co. v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1910
- Commonwealth v. AlbertMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1942
- Beach & Clarridge Co. v. American Steam Gauge & Valve Manufacturing Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1909
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