Case Name: A. R. Fuels, Inc., Respondent, v. City of New York, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1980-02-07
Citations: 49 N.Y.2d 749
Docket Number: 
Parties: A. R. Fuels, Inc., Respondent, v City of New York, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 49
Pages: 749–750

Head Matter:
A. R. Fuels, Inc., Respondent, v City of New York, Appellant.
Argued January 9, 1980;
decided February 7, 1980
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Allen G. Schwartz, Corporation Counsel (Craig A. Landy and Leonard Koerner of counsel), for appellant.
George Sassower for respondent.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.
Nothing in the wording of section 105 of the General Municipal Law proscribes the city's acceptance of a condition permitting withdrawal of a bid after less than 45 days, nor has the city pointed to any legislative history so suggesting. Having so provided in its standard form of contract for some 30 years, the city can, as to future contracts, obviate any problem by amending its contract form. It cannot, however, impose such a change retroactively on plaintiff by contorting the words of the statute.
Chief Judge Cooke and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler, Fuchsberg and Meyer concur in memorandum.
Order affirmed.