Hamilton v. Bell

GARRETT, Chief Justice.

Josie B. Bell as plaintiff filed this suit October 4, 1902, in the District Court of Harris County against Hugh Hamilton for a specific performance of a contract to convey land, and in the alternative against R. L. Autrey for damages for breach of an implied warranty of authority. The contract was a written obligation entered into between the defendant Autrey, purporting to act as agent for Hamilton, and Frank C. Jones, whereby Hamilton, by Autrey as attorney in fact, agreed to sell to Jones two lots of land in the city of Houston. This contract was assigned by Jones to…