Ritchie Paving, Inc. v. City of Deerfield

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Allegrucci, J.:

Ritchie Paving, Inc. sued the City of Deerfield, Kansas, seeking to recover its expenses in preparing the low, but unsuccessful, bid for a Deerfield street improvement project. The district court granted Deerfield’s motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. Ritchie Paving appealed. This court transferred the appeal from the Court of Appeals. K.S.A. 20-3018(c).

The following facts are taken from the district court’s decision granting Deerfield’s motion to dismiss and from Ritchie Paving’s petition,…