Sims v. William S. Baker, Inc.

ODEN, Justice.

The primary question to be resolved on appeal is whether or not the notice of claim served by James D. Sims, d/b/a Simtex Industries, appellant, on William S. Baker, Inc., and Transamerica Insurance Company, appellees, is sufficient to comply with the notice requirements of the McGregor Act. Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 5160. Appellant and appellees will be respectively referred to as Sims, Baker and Transamerica.

Sims is a sheet metal and duct subcontractor. Baker is a general contractor and on August 18, 1975, it entered into a contract with the City of Carrollton to remodel and…