Signacon Controls, Inc. v. Mulroy

Since 1966 the County of Onondaga has had a fire control center manned by 10 fire dispatchers. The center was in operation 24 hours a day. Late in 1971, the Fire Coordinator sent out letters to various manufacturers and fire alarm reporting systems inquiring if they were interested in providing a county-wide fire alarm reporting system for the appellant. Both Interstate and respondent expressed an interest in doing so.

Interstate offered to supply the county with a central control console worth $35,000 without charge on the condition that Interstate be allowed to charge up to a $675 override…