R. B. George Machinery Co. v. City of Midland

This is a suit for debt, brought by the plaintiff in error, R. B. George Machinery Company, against the defendant in error, the city of Midland. The sum sued for is for labor and material furnished by the machinery company in repairing a certain tractor belonging to the city. In its answer to the plaintiff’s suit, the city set up a cross-action for damages resulting from the negligent and unskillful manner in which said repair work was done. The cause came on for trial, and the plaintiff failed to appear and prosecute its suit. Thereupon the court proceeded with the trial, and entered…