Legal Opinion
Base-Seal, Inc. v. Jefferson County
Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)
Decided July 13, 1995No. 09-93-344 CVPublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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STOVER, Justice.
Jefferson County received road surfacing stabilizer worth $8,371 from Base-Seal, Inc., but rejected the invoices for noncompliance with the County Purchasing Act1. Base-Seal sued the County on alternative theories of contract and quantum meruit. Following trial on stipulated facts, Base-Seal recovered a judgment in quantum meruit against Jefferson County. Base-Seal raises two points of error.
Point of error one contends that the trial court abused its discretion by denying any recovery for attorney fees and urges that under Texas statutes and case law the appel-lee,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Texas Education Agency v. LeeperTexas Supreme Court · 1995
- Davis v. City of San AntonioTexas Supreme Court · 1988
- Camarena v. Texas Employment CommissionTexas Supreme Court · 1988
- New Amsterdam Casualty Co. v. Texas Industries, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1967
- Turner v. TurnerTexas Supreme Court · 1964
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Amoco Production Co. v. Smith, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1997
- City of Houston v. Petroleum Traders Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2008
- Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 48 v. Mitchell, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1995
- Texas a & M University-Kingsville v. Lawson, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2004
- Bandera County v. Susan Hollingsworth, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2013
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