Legal Opinion
Powell v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided April 6, 1938No. 8271PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUGH, Justice.
Appeal is from a judgment based upon an instructed verdict in favor of the State in a suit brought by Powell against the State under permission to do so granted by the Legislature. The suit was for extra compensation by way of damages growing out of a contract between Powell and the Highway Commission for construction of 12.8S5 miles of highway in Gillespie County. The contract provided for several undertakings, but the only one here involved relates to the excavation work done on said project. The following material facts are not controverted:
The project was originally…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Hollerbach v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Christie v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- United States v. Atlantic Dredging Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1920
- United States v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Brooks v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1934
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- Keith A. Nelson Co. v. R. L. Jones, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1980
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