Legal Opinion
Santucci Construction Co. v. County of Cook
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided July 12, 1974No. 58921PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SULLIVAN
delivered the opinion of the court:
This is an appeal by defendant from a decree rescinding a contract bid submitted by plaintiff and ordering the return of the $75,000 bid deposit, together with interest. The issues presented. for review are whether (1) the bid was the result of a mistake which justified rescission; (2) a presumption was raised against plaintiff because certain witnesses were not produced who allegedly were essential to its claim of mistake; (3) defendant was aware that a mistake was made; and (4) the court’s award of interest was proper.
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Steinmeyer v. SchroeppelIllinois Supreme Court · 1907
- Kenny Construction Co. v. Metropolitan Sanitary DistrictIllinois Supreme Court · 1972
- Bromagin v. City of BloomingtonIllinois Supreme Court · 1908
- People ex rel. Department of Public Works & Buildings v. South East National BankAppellate Court of Illinois · 1971
- Biel v. WolffAppellate Court of Illinois · 1970
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Pietka v. Chelco Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1982
- Candalaus Chicago, Inc. v. Evans Mill Supply Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1977
- Diedrich v. Northern Illinois Publishing Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1976
- In Re Marriage of AgustssonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1992
- John Burns Construction Co. v. Interlake, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1982
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