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Drennan v. Star Paving Co.
Citation:
51 Cal. 2d 409, 333 P.2d 757 (1958)ProfessorMelissa A. Hale
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The plaintiff, a general contractor, was preparing a bid for a project on a school. In order to create their bid, they had to get bids from subcontractors to understand how much they would have to charge for their services. They got a phone call from the defendant, who was bidding to do the paving work, with a bid of $7,131.60. It was the lowest paving bid. Relying on the defendant’s bid, the plaintiff computed his own bid, submitted it, and won the project. The plaintiff then stopped at the defendant’s office. The defendant told the plaintiff they had made a mistake on their bid and could not do the work for as low of a price as they had stated. The plaintiff told the defendant that they had relied on the number they had been given and had won the contract, so they expected them to do the work for that amount. The defendant refused to work for less than $15,000. The plaintiff eventually found another company to do the work for $10,948.60 and then brought this claim.
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