Legal Opinion
Moffett Co. v. City of Rochester
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern New York
Decided August 18, 1897PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COXE, District Judge.
The question in this controversy is plain and simple: Shall the complainant he held to an erroneous bid by which it agreed to do certain work for the city of Rochester for §63,-800 less than was intended? The work related to the construction of a conduit to convey the water of Hemlock Lake to the city. By a mistake of Mr. Burlingame, its engineer, the complainant bid 50 cents per cubic yard for earth excavation in open trenches when it intended to hid 70 cents, and §1.50 for earth excavation in tunnel when it intended to hid §15. The proof of these mistakes is clear,…
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