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Nicolson Pavement Co. v. Fay

Supreme Court of California
Jul 1, 1868
35 Cal. 695 (Cal. 1868)

Opinion

         Appeal from the District Court, Fourth Judicial District, City and County of San Francisco.

         Judgment passed for the plaintiff in the Court below, and the defendant appealed.

         COUNSEL:

         Elliot J. and Joseph H. Moore, for Appellant.

          Wilson & Crittenden, for Respondent.


         JUDGES: Sanderson, J. Mr. Justice Sprague expressed no opinion.

         OPINION

          SANDERSON, Judge

         The only difference between this case and that of the plaintiff against Painter, decided at the present term (post ), lies in the fact that in addition to the cause of action for putting down Nicolson pavement, the complaint contains also a cause of action for other work for which the Board of Supervisors had the power to contract. So far as the cause of action in relation to Nicolson pavement is concerned, the judgment will have to be reversed upon the authority of Painter's Case.

         The case shows that the work was all let as one job, upon one bid, and under one contract. This course had the effect to preclude all persons other than the plaintiff from bidding for the work last referred to, and the property owners from taking the contract. The whole of the judgment must therefore be reversed. There is nothing in the case of Beaudry v. Valdez, 32 Cal. 269, which is counter to this view. There was nothing in the facts of that case to preclude anybody from bidding, or the property owners from taking the contract.

         Judgment reversed.


Summaries of

Nicolson Pavement Co. v. Fay

Supreme Court of California
Jul 1, 1868
35 Cal. 695 (Cal. 1868)
Case details for

Nicolson Pavement Co. v. Fay

Case Details

Full title:NICOLSON PAVEMENT COMPANY v. JOHN FAY

Court:Supreme Court of California

Date published: Jul 1, 1868

Citations

35 Cal. 695 (Cal. 1868)

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