Legal Opinion

J.L. Manta, Inc. v. Braun

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided August 29, 1986No. CI-85-821, C4-85-957PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COYNE, Justice.

Respondent J.L. Manta, Inc. obtained a permanent injunction barring the State of Minnesota from awarding a bridge painting contract to Rainbow, Inc. and precluding the State from rejecting all bids and read-vertising for bids. We reverse.

Early in 1986 the Department of Transportation (DOT) advertised for bids for painting a bridge over the Mississippi River on Trunk Highway 3. The bid form indicated that the project comprised three *491items: mobilization, traffic control, and painting. To the right of each item listed on the bid form were columns for the approximate quantity…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Nielsen v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1958
  2. Telephone Associates, Inc. v. St. Louis County BoardSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1985
  3. Foley Brothers, Inc. v. MarshallSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1963
  4. Electronics Unlimited, Inc. v. Village of BurnsvilleSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1971
  5. International Union of Electrical & Machine Workers, Local No.1140 v. Portec, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1975

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Tunis E. Den Hartog v. City of Waterloo, IowaSupreme Court of Iowa · 2019
  2. Rochester City Lines, Co. v. City of RochesterCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2014
  3. Lovering-Johnson, Inc. v. City of Prior LakeCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1997
  4. Anderson v. Iowa Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals of Iowa · 2019
  5. Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department v. AdamsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1989

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