Harris v. City of Port Arthur

J. Wylie Harris, appellant, sued appellee, City of Port Arthur, for $4000 alleged to be due him as a commission of 1% on the sale of $400,000 of bonds of the City of Port Arthur. The suit was based upon a written agreement between appellant and the city.

The city, on June 22, 1950, filed a motion to strike appellant’s petition on the ground that the alleged contract was against public policy and void and because the petition did not allege compliance with certain provisions of the City Charter.

On the same date the city filed a plea in abatement based substantially on the same grounds as was…