Palo and Dodini v. City of Oakland

Plaintiffs appealed from a judgment for defendants in an action to recover a $1,000 guarantee deposit which the defendants declared forfeited for failure of plaintiffs to enter into an awarded contract.

There is no dispute as to the facts. The defendant city of Oakland advertised for bids for the concession to operate electric boats upon Lake Merritt for the fiscal year 1945-1946. On April 5, 1945, pursuant to such call, plaintiffs filed their bid, and deposited with the Oakland Board of Playground Directors their certified check for $1,000, as and for a guarantee that in the event they were…