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Bobby Bedford owns a hardware store and lives in a yuppie subdivision ("Del Boca Vista") near Kinkville, Nova Scotia All his neighbours have concrete driveways, and he wants one too. Bobby is very cost conscious, so he puts the following ad in the local newspaper on March 1, 2022: "Inviting prices to construct a 25-foot by 35-foot concrete driveway at 15 Betterthanyou Avenue, Kinkville, NS to be submitted prior to March 25, 2022. Job to be completed prior to end of May. Low price wins." Bobby receives five proposals by March 25, 2022. The lowest, at $4,050, is submitted by Smith Contractors, Bobby does not like Smith personally, so he picks the second lowest at $4,100 submitted by Jones Concrete Services. Jones is a small operation and has just two full-time employees. Bobby also picks Jones because Jones owes him $4,500 for tools that he purchased from Bobby's hardware store in 2019, and he can set off this debt from the contract price. By May 25th none of the work has been started. On May 26" Jones leaves the following note in Bobby's mailbox: "Both of my employees have been sick with COVID. Concrete laying machine needs major repairs. Cannot start job until June 1" but will guarantee it will be done by June 5th. Trust this is ok." Bobby replies to Jones by e-mail as follows: "I will wait until June Ist but the set-off/reduction on the contract price is $6,000 not $4,500." Within a couple of days after the above e-mail Bobby thinks again about the situation and the delay and becomes increasingly angry with Jones. He then writes Jones the following e-mail: "Big mistake on my part to pick you to do this job. You are incompetent, and I don't want to have anything to do with your business. Don't give a damn about your sick employees. I will find someone else to do job." Bobby then calls the third lowest bidder, White Construction Limited, who advises him that they can do the job on June 10th at a cost of $4,500. However, on June 5" Jones and his crew show up at Bobby's house (while Bobby is away for the day playing, you guessed it, golf) and builds his concrete driveway and slips a bill for $4,100 under his front door. Bobby subsequently refuses to pay Jones anything, and Jones sues him for the contract price. Then Smith Contractors sues Bobby for breach of contract claiming damages representing profits lost when Bobby gave the driveway job to the second lowest tender (i.e., Jones). White also sues Bobby when they show up to install his driveway and find that one has already been laid (relying on the deal they have purchased a new and very expensive roller machine). All lawsuits end up in court. You are the judge. Write the decision of the court, discussing in as logical a fashion as possible all relevant issues and how they should be resolved in this case.Bobby Bedford owns a hardware store and lives in a yuppie subdivision ("Del Boca Vista") near Kinkville, Nova Scotia. All his neighbours have concrete driveways, and he wants one too. Bobby is very cost conscious, so he puts the following ad in the local newspaper on March 1, 2022: "Inviting prices to construct a 25-foot by 35-foot concrete driveway at 15 Betterthanyou Avenue, Kinkville, NS to be submitted prior to March 25, 2022. Job to be completed prior to end of May. Low price wins." Bobby receives five proposals by March 25, 2022. The lowest, at $4,050, is submitted by Smith Contractors. Bobby does not like Smith personally, so he picks the second lowest at $4,100 submitted by Jones Concrete Services. Jones is a small operation and has just two full-time employees. Bobby also picks Jones because Jones owes him $4,500 for tools that he purchased from Bobby's hardware store in 2019, and he can set off this debt from the contract price. By May 25th none of the work has been started. On May 26th Jones leaves the following note in Bobby's mailbox: "Both of my employees have been sick with COVID. Concrete laying machine needs major repairs. Cannot start job until June 1st but will guarantee it will be done by June 5th. Trust this is ok." Bobby replies to Jones by e-mail as follows: "I will wait until June 1st but the set-off/reduction on the contract price is $6,000 not $4,500." Within a couple of days after the above e-mail Bobby thinks again about the situation and the delay and becomes increasingly angry with Jones. He then writes Jones the following e-mail: "Big mistake on my part to pick you to do this job. You are incompetent, and I don't want to have anything to do with your business. Don't give a darn about your sick employees. I will find someone else to do job." Bobby then calls the third lowest bidder, White Construction Limited, who advises him that they can do the job on June 10th at a cost of $4,500. However, on June 5th Jones and his crew show up at Bobby's house (while Bobby is away for the day playing, you guessed it, golf) and builds his concrete driveway and slips a bill for $4,100 under his front door. Bobby subsequently refuses to pay Jones anything, and Jones sues him for the contract price. Then Smith Contractors sues Bobby for breach of contract claiming damages representing profits lost when Bobby gave the driveway job to the second lowest tender (i.e., Jones). White also sues Bobby when they show up to install his driveway and find that one has already been laid (relying on the deal they have purchased a new and very expensive roller machine). All lawsuits end up in court. You are the judge. Write the decision of the court, discussing in as logical a fashion as possible all relevant issues and how they should be resolved in this case
