CORNELL PUMP CO. v. CITY OF BELLINGHAM

No. 52346-5-I.

98 P.3d 84 (2004)

123 Wash.App. 226

CORNELL PUMP COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, Appellant, v. CITY OF BELLINGHAM, a political subdivision in the State of Washington; and Morris Pump, an incorporation, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

September 20, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Straus, Bullivant Houser Bailey PC, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

James Wagner, Scott Bissel, Stafford Frey Cooper, Christopher Wright, Mark Rosencrantz, Stanislaw Ashbaugh LLP, Seattle, WA, for Respondents.


COLEMAN, J.

A trial court may require a party that wrongfully obtains a temporary restraining order to pay the costs and fees associated with dissolving the order. The purpose of this equitable rule is to discourage parties from unnecessarily seeking injunctive relief. This rule has a limited application in the public bidding context because a disappointed bidder cannot obtain any relief once the contract has been signed and cannot receive damages. Thus, in many public...

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