Cooper v. Townsend

The appellant filed a petition for 'mandamus against the superintendent of education of Montgomery county, and the trustees of the Alva consolidated school district, to compel them to enter into a contract with him for the transportation of the pupils on one of the established routes of said school. The petition alleged that advertisement was made for bidders for said route in the manner required by law, and that, in response to said advertisement, several bids, including that of the petitioner, were submitted; that the bid of the petitioner was the lowest submitted; but that, after…