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Drennan v. Star Paving
Drennan v. Star Paving | |
Court | California Supreme Court |
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Citation | |
Date decided | December 31, 1958 |
Facts
Mr. Drennan was a contractor looking for a sub-contractor to help him win a local school's construction project.
Each sub-contractor would submit a bid to fulfill a portion of the contract. Drennan would use those bids to put together his overall bid to the school.
Defendant (Star Paving company; "Star Paving") bid on a job for Plaintiff ("Drennan), which accepted Defendant's bid (it was the cheapest bid for $7,000).
The school hired Drennan to complete the construction.
Star Paving then said that its bid was a mistake and wasn't supposed to be so low. Suddenly, Star Paving said his sub-contract needed $15,000 for fulfillment.
Drennan was forced to seek new bids.Issues
Holding
Rule
Case Text Links
Drennan v. Star Paving Co., 51 Cal. 2d 409, 333 P.2d 757 (Cal. 1958).