McKinnon v. Porter

RAINEY, G. J.

Appellee brought this suit against appellant to recover damages for the breach of a contract for sawing timber on appellant’s land, appellee furnishing the sawmill, which contract reads as follows:

“State of Texas, County of Henderson. Brownsboro, Texas, January 16, 1915. This agreement by and between W. M. Porter and B. H. McKinnon: Witnesseth: W. M. Porter agrees to furnish sawmills, boiler’s and engines, teams, tools for the manufacture of a certain lot of timber, oak gum and pine, into lumber, and to bear one-Ealf of the expenses for operating. It is understood that W. M.…