Chatham v. Southern Railway Co.

Pope, Judge.

In April of 1976 Brooker Truck Equipment Company (Brooker) and Southern Railway Company (Southern) entered into several contracts for the sale of truck bodies. Brooker was awarded these contracts as a result of competitive Jbidding under the terms of which bidders were required to include all charges on the face of the bid quotation. When Brooker was unable to fulfill the contracts, they were assumed by appellant Ray T. Chatham, Jr., d/b/a Gray Truck Body Manufacturing Company (Gray), who agreed on each purchase order to provide the equipment “as per Brookers’ Quotation.” The…