Crandall Corp. v. Navistar International Transportation Corp.

I dissent. The facts of this case, as alleged in appellant Crandall Corporation’s (Crandall’s) complaint, are as follows. In 1987, the State of South Carolina decided to purchase 1000 new school buses for the Department of Education, and invited bidders to submit bids subject to specified terms and conditions. Defendant Navistar Corporation (Navistar) was a prospective bidder for the contract. The specifications for the new buses included a special fuel filter and other miscellaneous parts which Crandall had previously supplied to the State and to Navistar for vehicles previously sold by…