Legal Opinion
Sylvan Sanders Co. v. Scurry County
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 2, 1934No. 1334PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HICKMAN, Chief Justice.
Sylvan Sanders and M. C. Butler, composing the partnership of Sylvan "Sanders Company, instituted this suit against Scurry county for damages for the breach of a written contract. To their first amended original petition the defendant interposed a general demurrer which was sustained by the trial court, and, the plaintiffs declining further to amend, the cause was dismissed.
Our only inquiry is whether the contract, which was attached to the petition and made a part thereof, is one which the commissioners’ court could lawfully execute. Because of its length, it is not…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Seeligson v. Lewis & WilliamsTexas Supreme Court · 1885
- Commissioners' Court v. WallaceTexas Supreme Court · 1929
- Cherokee County v. OdomTexas Supreme Court · 1929
- Segal v. McCall CompanyTexas Supreme Court · 1916
- Thomason v. Upshur CountyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1919
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3Cited by11 opinions
- White v. McGillTexas Supreme Court · 1938
- Aldrich v. Dallas CountyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1942
- Marquart v. Harris CountyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1938
- Neil B. McGinnis Equipment Co. v. RiggsCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1967
- Walker v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1935
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