Heffernan v. Ryan

GRAVES, Justice,

This is an action brought by S. J. Ryan, appellee, against John Heffernan, Jr., appellant, and J; A. Gillen, as executor of the estate of George Ricker, deceased, on a declared-upoñ express oral agreement (and" in the alternative under an implied contract), whereby it was alleged that Heffer-nan and Ricker had agreed to pay Ryan one per cent of the amount of a construction contract, for the putting in of' certain watermains, which they — while Ricker was still alive — were carrying out with the City of Houston, in consideration for Ryan’s acting as indemnitor for a bonding…