State ex rel. Robert Mitchell Furniture Co. v. Toole
Montana Supreme Court
Mandamus by the state, on tbe relation of the Eobert Mitchell Furniture Company, to Joseph K. Toole, governor, and others, constituting the state furnishing board, to compel respondents to sign a formal contract for the furnishing of supplies to the state by relator. There was a demurrer to the petition and a motion to quash the writ, which were overruled, and answers and a reply were then filed. STATEMENT OE THE CASE BY MR. JuSTICE PlGOTT.
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Mandamus by the state, on tbe relation of the Eobert Mitchell Furniture Company, to Joseph K. Toole, governor, and others, constituting the state furnishing board, to compel respondents to sign a formal contract for the furnishing of supplies to the state by relator. There was a demurrer to the petition and a motion to quash the writ, which were overruled, and answers and a reply were then filed. STATEMENT OE THE CASE BY MR. JuSTICE PlGOTT. This is an application by the plaintiff, the Eobert Mitchell Furniture Company, for a writ of mandate commanding the defendants to sign a certain alleged…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Pigott
Many questions have been argued which we need not decide, —for instance, we find it unnecessary to determine whether the furnishing of a bond in conformity with the’ provisions of Section 708 of the Political Code is always a prerequisite to a valid contract with the board, or to determine the kindred question whether the board might waive or excuse the failure of the plaintiff to present a bond with its bid, and, if it could, whether it did so; and also the question whether the plaintiff followed the requirement of the latter sentence of Section 706 of the Political Code providing that “a…
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