Cameron County Water Improvement Dist. No. 1 v. Parkhurst

Appellee sued appellant to recover $5,620, damages suffered by reason of a failure of appellant to furnish irrigation water for use on land rented by appellee. The cause was submitted to a jury on special issues, and on their answers judgment was rendered in favor of appellee for $350.

The contract for the delivery of water was alleged to have been made orally by Bobo,' president and general manager of appellant, and not by the board of director's. It was not pleaded that appellee had requested the water of appellant in writing as required by statute. Article 7751, Revised Statutes, provides…