Legal Opinion

Magnolia Warehouse & Storage Co. v. Davis

Texas Supreme Court

Decided May 30, 1917No. 2521PublishedCited by 44 opinions

Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Eighth District, in an appeal from Harris County. Davis & Blackwell sued the warehouse and storage company and recovered judgment. The company appealed, and on affirmance (153 S. W., 670) obtained writ of error.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Tantis

This suit was instituted to recover damages for the breach of an existing contract between Davis & Blackwell, as partners, who were plaintiffs in the District Court, and the Magnolia Warehouse & Storage Company, a corporation, which was defendant in the District Court. The contract required Davis & Blackwell to excavate and move about 20,000 cubic yards of earth from a certain lot situated near Harrisburg, about four miles south of the City of Houston, upon which lot the plaintiff in error, the Magnolia Warehouse & Storage Company, desired to erect a warehouse. Davis & Blackwell, who are…

2Cited by44 opinions

  1. Atlantic Lloyds Insurance Co. v. Butler, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2004
  2. Decorative Center of Houston v. Employers Casualty Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1992
  3. Edascio, L.L.C. v. NextiraOne, L.L.C., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2008
  4. Landrum v. DevenportCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1981
  5. Jack H. Brown & Co. v. Toys "R" US, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990

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