Giem v. Searles

STEINFELD, Judge.

In April and May 1963 appellant Seth E. Giem, a general building contractor, was preparing bids to be submitted to the Commonwealth of Kentucky for construction of dormitories at Murray State University. Prior to bidding Giem obtained cost estimates from various subcontractors and ma- terialmen. Appellee, Leon T. Searles, the managing partner of a building supply company, submitted to Giem a quotation for millwork, lumber and other items. It contained the unit price of the items listed and a total arrived at by multiplying the number of items of each class times the price per…