City of Big Spring v. Board of Control

GRIFFIN, Justice.

This is a suit brought by the City of Big Spring, Texas, for a declaratory judgment and under authority of a concurrent resolution of the 57th Legislature against the State of Texas, The Board of Control of the State of Texas, The Board for Texas State Hospitals and Special Schools, and the Attorney General of the State of Texas. The object of the suit was to have determined the rights of the parties under a certain contract whereby the City of Big Spring agreed to furnish water to the Big Spring State Hospital at 10 cents per 1000 gallons in a quantity not to exceed 300,000…