Legal Opinion
Dictaphone Corp. v. O'Leary
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 2, 1941PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCrapser, J.
The Commissioner of Standards and Purchase of the State of New York on July 20, 1940, issued specifications for dictating, transcribing and shaving machines and accessories and which specifications in the introductory section under “ General Information ” contained the following provision:
“ AWARD: Award shall be made to the lowest responsible bidder conforming to specifications. In the event of tie bids, the decision of the Commissioner of Standards and Purchase shall be final.”
The provision as to tie bids was inserted pursuant to a rule adopted by the Commissioner with the approval of the…
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