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RALPH L. WADSWORTH CONST. CO. v. SALT LAKE COUNTY

No. 900234-CA.

818 P.2d 600 (1991)

RALPH L. WADSWORTH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., Plaintiff and Appellee, v. SALT LAKE COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of Utah; R.P. Holdsworth, Director, The Salt Lake County Flood Control Division, Defendants and Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Utah.

September 30, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Yocum, Salt Lake County Atty. and Jeffrey H. Thorpe (argued), Deputy County Atty., Salt Lake City, for defendants and appellants.

Wilford A. Beesley and Stanford P. Fitts (argued), Beesley & Fairclough, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and appellee.

Before BENCH, JACKSON and ORME, JJ.

OPINION

BENCH, Presiding Judge:

Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction Company, Inc. (Wadsworth) was the unsuccessful bidder on a public works project in Salt Lake County (the County) and sued for damages on contract and negligence theories. The trial court awarded Wadsworth damages for lost profits on a motion for summary judgment and the County appealed. We reverse and remand.

I. FACTS

On July 8, 1985, the County invited competitive, sealed...

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