Page v. Travis-Williamson County Water Control & Improvement District No. 1

SMITH, Justice.

On December 17, 1955, Petitioner-Respondent, Holland Page, entered into a contract with Petitioner-Respondent, Travis-Williamson County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1, for the construction of a water system. Thereafter, Page subcontracted all of the digging of ditches, laying of pipe and back-filling to Petitioner-Respondent, R. Ward Smith; Page was to furnish all of the materials. On December 20, 195S, the Water District’s engineer issued Page a work order instructing him to begin work on the contract and advising that the agreed working time of 210 working days…