Sharyland Water Supply Corp. v. City of Alton

A water supply corporation sued a city and the city’s contractors after the contractors installed sewer lines above portions of the corporation’s water system. A jury found that the city breached its contract with the water supply corporation and that the contractors were negligent. The court of appeals disagreed, rendering a take-nothing judgment against the water *410supply corporation, except as to its claim against the city for attorney’s fees related to its declaratory judgment action. We agree that the water supply corporation cannot recover against the city, but we disagree that attorney’s…