Direct Energy Business, LLC v. City of Harvey

Dispute over payment for electricity provided to City by Plaintiffs, which filed complaint for breach of contract and quantum meruit after City refused to pay for some of the electricity it was provided. Court erred in granting summary judgment for Plaintiffs on breach of contract claim and ordering City to pay in excess of $1 million. Breach of contract claim fails, as Plaintiffs failed to present evidence that it formed a valid and enforceable contract to provide City with electricity. Claim for quantum meruit fails because its agreement was signed only by a municipal employee without authority to bind the City, so that contract was void rather than voidable. (FITZGERALD SMITH and PUCINSKI, concurring.)