Foos Gas Engine Co. v. Fairview Land & Cattle Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Potter County; Hugh L. Umphres, Judge. Garnishment proceedings by Foos Gas Engine Company against Fairview Land & Cattle Company and others. From a judgment of the court fixing the amount due from garnishee at an amount less than the preferred claims, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHendricks, J.
In 1913 the Hickcox-Whyman Engineering Corporation was under contract with the Fairview Land & Cattle Company to drill five certain wells on the property of said Land & Cattle Company, four of which are designated in this record as the “four small wells”; the other as “the large well.” The wells were to be dug in accordance with certain specifications, providing for certain excavations and tanks of certain dimensions, with dykes, with a stipulation in said contract that if the same were not completed within the time specified, $10 per day for delay in the completion of the small wells and $20…
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