Justiniano v. Commonwealth

Mr. Justice Pérez Pimentel

delivered the opinion, of the Court.

• Rafael A. Justiniano filed a claim for damages against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Highway Authority. He grounded his cause of action on the fact that the Highway Authority, after awarding the contract to him in a competitive bidding for the construction of a 1.760-kilometer stretch of highway in the Municipality of Sabana Grande, subsequently proceeded, without stating the reasons, to declare said competitive bidding void.

The complaint having been answered and after holding a trial on the merits, the Superior Court,…