City of Rome v. Breed, Elliot & Harrison
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Complaint; from Floyd superior court — Judge Wright. May 8, 1917. See, ante, 677.
1Opinion of the CourtJenkins, J.
In 1915 the City of Rome advertised for bids for $75,000 of its bonds. The advertisement described the bonds and fixed the time at which bids would be received, and contained the following provision: “All bidders must accompany their bids with a certified check for five hundred ($500.00) dollars.”' Nothing was said about the purpose for which this certified check was required, nor was any notice given that the deposit would be forfeited in ease of failure to comply with the terms of the bid. The plaintiff, a corporation, made a bid for these bonds, accompanying the same with a certified check…
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