Goodrum v. State

MONTEITH, Chief Justice.

This suit was instituted by appellant, John W. Goodrum, to recover certain sums alleged to have been withheld by appellees, the State of Texas and the State Highway Commission, as penalties, and for damages, growing out of two certain contracts between appellant and the State Highway Department for the construction of a stretch of highway in Wilson and Gonzales Counties, Texas.

Appellant alleged that he had completed said work in accordance with the terms of the contracts and that the completed job had been accepted by appellees but that they had withheld the sum of…