Riehl v. City of San Jose

Citations

• 101 Cal. 442
• 35 P. 1013
• 1894 Cal. LEXIS 1055

Syllabus

<p>Municipal Corporations—Contract for Lighting of City—Honest Action of Council—Opposing Bids.—If a contract for the lighting of a city is tainted with fraud, and is not the result of a fair and honest exercise of the discretion and judgment of the city council, it is the duty of a court of equity to set it aside; but where it appears that the contract was fair and reasonable, that there was no fraud or collusion practiced, and that the members of the common council in all the proceedings connected with the awarding of the contract acted honestly, for the best interest of the city, the contract cannot be disturbed at the suit of opposing bidders whose bid does not cover the same ground as that covered by the contract.</p>