Legal Opinion
City of Houston v. L. J. Fuller, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 6, 1958No. 13187PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELL, Chief Justice.
This suit was brought by appellee to recover $7,431.40 allegedly the balance due under a contract it had performed for the appellant, which called for construction of a sanitary sewer line north of Liberty Road and south of Kashmere Gardens. On trial before the court without a jury, judgment was rendered for the amount for which suit was brought, plus $1,000 as attorney’s fees, attorney’s fees being allowed under Article 2226, Revised Civil Statutes, because suit was to recover for labor and material furnished.
On December 31, 1952, the contract was duly executed.…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Thomas Lonergan v. San Antonio Trust Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1907
- Moore v. HanscomTexas Supreme Court · 1908
- City of Tyler v. Texas Employers' Ins. Ass'nTexas Commission of Appeals · 1926
- State of Texas v. Central Power Light Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1942
- City of Dallas v. ShortallTexas Supreme Court · 1938
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Board of Regents of the University of Texas v. S & G Construction Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1975
- Housing Authority of City of Dallas v. HubbellCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1959
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- Interstate Contracting Corp. v. City of DallasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
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