Lake v. Jones Lumber Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Dallas County; E. B. Muse, Judge. Suit by the Jones Lumber Company against G. E. Lake, the American Surety Company of New York, the Security Mortgage & Investment Company, and the Watson Company in which the two last-named defendants brought a cross-action against the first two named defendants. Judgment for plaintiff and for last-named defendant against the first two named defendants, and the first two named defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtHamilton, J.
This suit was instituted by the Jones Lumber Company against G. E. Lake' and his surety, American Surety Company of New York, and also Security Mortgage & Investment Company and the Watson Company, for the recovery of the value of certain building material used in the construction of an addition to a building in Dallas owned by Security Mortgage & Investment Company. The Security Mortgage & Investment Company contracted with Watson Company for the construction of six additional stories upon the building. After the contract was thus made Watson Company subcontracted to G. E. Lake the…
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