Legal Opinion

Ward v. City of Big Spring

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 6, 1942No. 2246PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GRISSOM, Justice.

Joe E. Ward sued the City of Big Spring for damages alleged to have been suffered by reason of a breach of a contract to employ him to prepare the final plans and specifications and supervise the construction of a water works project for the City. The City’s general demurrer to Ward’s petition was sustained, he declined to amend and the case was dismissed. Plaintiff has appealed.

Plaintiff alleged that in June, 1935, he was employed by the City to make an investigation and report of a water supply and prepare engineering information necessary to apply to PWA for a loan and…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Graves v. HornTexas Supreme Court · 1895
  2. McNeal v. City of WacoTexas Supreme Court · 1895
  3. Texas Farm Bureau Cotton Ass'n v. StovallTexas Supreme Court · 1923
  4. Minnesota Lumber Co. v. Whitebreast Coal Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1895
  5. Stevenson v. BlakeTexas Supreme Court · 1938

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Columbia County v. Board of Trustees of Wisconsin Retirement FundWisconsin Supreme Court · 1962
  2. Conrad v. PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
  3. Garcia v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1956
  4. City of Big Spring v. WardTexas Supreme Court · 1943
  5. City of Big Spring v. WardTexas Commission of Appeals · 1943

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