Legal Opinion

Bastrop & Austin Bayou Rice Growers' Ass'n v. Cochran

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided June 7, 1911PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Harris County; Norman G. Kittrell,-Judge. Action by- J. B. Cochran against the Bast-rop & Austin Bayou Rice Growers’ Association and others. Judgment for plaintiff, and certain defendants appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtPleasants, C. J.

This suit was brought by appellee, Cochran, -against the appellant association and the individual members thereof, and against the appellee A. N. Fitzgerald, to recover the sum of $1,449.53, alleged to he due by the appellants to said Fitzgerald’ as a balance upon a contract under which Fitzgerald constructed for appellants a lock and dam across Bastrop bayou in Brazoria county, which claim -for said balance Fitzgerald had transferred and assigned to ap-pellee, Cochran, and guaranteed its payment.

The contract between appellants and Fitzgerald, upon which plaintiff’s cause of action is based,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Weis v. DevlinTexas Supreme Court · 1887
  2. Bartlett & Lucas v. BisbeyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1901
  3. Burke v. PurifoyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1899

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Laredo Hides Co., Inc. v. H & H Meat Products Co., Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1974
  2. Pecos & N. T. Ry. Co. v. Amarillo St. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1914
  3. City of Houston v. L. J. Fuller, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1958
  4. Sands Motel v. HargraveCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1962
  5. Bastrop & Austin Bayou Rice Growers' Ass'n v. CochranCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1914

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