Rea v. SIMMONS & SIMMONS CONSTRUCTION CO.

W. O. MURRAY, Chief Justice.

This suit was instituted by Simmons & Simmons Construction Company, Inc., against W. L. Rea, d/b/a W. L. Rea Construction Company, seeking to recover damages for the breach of an unsigned written contract, whereby plaintiff agreed to do outside electrical work at Foster Air Force Base, Victoria, Texas. Plaintiff was the subcontractor, and defendant the general contractor.

The trial was to a jury, and judgment in the sum of $6,870.16 in favor of plaintiff was based upon the answers of the jury to the issues submitted. W. L. Rea, doing business as W. L. Rea…