City of Tyndall v. Schuurmans

This action by the city of Tyndall upon the written guaranty by defendant, Wm. Schuurmans, of the promise in writing of the Community Hospital Association of Tyndall.to pay the city $1,000 resulted in a judgment for defendant on the ground that the contract was tainted with illegality. After developing the undisputed facts, we shall separately state and consider the propositions upon which the city predicates its appeal.

In 1948 the people in and in the vicinity of the city of Tyndall felt the need of a hospital. To establish and maintain such an institution the Community Hospital Association…