Megrath v. Gilmore

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Stiles, J.

David Gilmore and William H. Kirkman, in 1889, caused plans and specifications to be prepared for a building to be erected on their joint property in the city of Seattle, and thereupon invited bids from contractors for the erection of the building. Two bids were received; one, that of respondent, for $98,000, and another, that of a third party for $96,840. Gilmore and Kirkman desired to favor respondent, and proposed that they would accept his bid, but that, as they did not wish to appear to reflect on the lower bidder, in any way, they would…