Braselton-Watson Builders, Inc. v. Burgess

OPINION

NYE, Chief Justice.

This is a suit brought by plaintiff to recover a $700.00 balance due on an oral sub-contract for work done for defendant builder in connection with the construction of a home located on Xanadu Street in Corpus Christi, Texas. The defendant builder, Braselton-Watson Builders, Inc., filed a cross action requesting judgment for the same amount which had been withheld by defendant because of allegedly deficient work performed by the plaintiff at another home site located on Cherry Hills Street in Corpus Christi. The case was tried to a jury, and at the close of the…