City of Galveston v. Morton
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Galveston. Tried below before the Hon. Wm. II. Stewart. Suit by D. F. Morton & Co. against appellant, claiming actual and exemplary damages for breach of an alleged contract entered into between plaintiff in person, and defendant through its agent, the city council of Galveston; the alleged contract being the award and acceptance of a contract for city printing for the current municipal year, at a price stipulated in a bid filed by plaintiffs on the 17th of…
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Appeal from Galveston. Tried below before the Hon. Wm. II. Stewart. Suit by D. F. Morton & Co. against appellant, claiming actual and exemplary damages for breach of an alleged contract entered into between plaintiff in person, and defendant through its agent, the city council of Galveston; the alleged contract being the award and acceptance of a contract for city printing for the current municipal year, at a price stipulated in a bid filed by plaintiffs on the 17th of April, 1876, and alleged to have been accepted by defendant on same day through its council. On June 9, 1876, the city filed…
1Opinion of the Court
Willie, Chief Justice.
In order that the appellee might successfully maintain this action below, it was necessary for him to prove a contract entered into between himself and the city to do the city printing for the municipal year commencing in March, 1876. To establish this he proved a resolution duly passed by the council authorizing the printing committee to advertise for bids to do the city printing for that year; also a bid put in by himself, which was the lowest, and which, owing to certain circumstances, was referred for action to the council; also the action of the council thereon,…
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