James T. Taylor & Son, Inc. v. Arlington Independent School District

delivered the opinion of the Court.-

The Court of Civil Appeals has reversed and remanded a summary judgment granted to the petitioner (hereinafter referred to as Taylor) by the trial court. That summary judgment denied the School District’s right to its requested relief of $36,278.00. 322 S.W. 2d 548.

The School District had decided to build a Junior High School building and had called for competitive bids from various contractors for the construction. Taylor submitted a bid, together with a performance bond, as was required, and his bid of $534,175 was the lowest of nine bids submitted. The…