City of Houston v. Chapman

Mr. Judge Hickman

delivered the opinion of the Commission of Appeals, Section A.

This suit was instituted by Jeff Chapman against the City of Houston, its Mayor, Commissioners and Controller, in their official capacities, upon a claim against the City alleged to have accrued in favor of Miss Enla V. Atwood and assigned by her to him. The facts are pleaded at great length, but for the purpose of this opinion they may be summarized as follows:

In the years 1925 to 1928, inclusive, Miss Atwood and associates were developing certain real estate situated within the corporate limits of the City,…