Worth James Construction Co. v. Jacksonville Water Commission

George Rose Smith, Justice.

This is a suit by the appellant, Worth James Construction Company, to enjoin the Jacksonville Water Commission from awarding a construction contract to S & S Construction Company (also a defendant). Worth James contends that it should be awarded the contract,, because it was admittedly the low bidder among the six contractors bidding for the job. The chancellor denied relief on several grounds, one of them being that Worth James has no standing to sue and another that the Commission was justified, in the city’s best interest, in not awarding the contract to the…