Court Opinion

ID: 9539452
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 16:04:31.582926+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T14:58:49.937226
License: Public Domain

CARDINE, Justice,
specially concurring.
This declaratory judgment suit as originally filed was to determine whether Rei-man could withdraw or rescind its bid. When the parties made a new agreement to award the construction contract to Reiman and pay or not pay an additional $71,000 over the bid price depending upon the determination of the right to withdraw or rescind, a different case was presented to the court. It is true that having entered into the construction contract the parties could no longer rescind or withdraw the bid. Therefore, that question was moot. But the $71,000 obligation under the new agreement still exists. Whether that should be resolved in the declaratory judgment action or in a separate action is the question here presented. Judicial economy would be served by resolving the question in the declaratory judgment action; and, therefore, I will concur.