City of Galveston v. Fredrickson

MONTEITH, Chief Justice.

This action was brought by appellee, V. E. Fredrickson, Jr., to recover from appellant, City of Galveston, the reasonable value of services alleged to have been rendered by him as a member of the City’s fire department on the seventh day of each week during the period within which he served the City as fire marshal, which services and the compensation therefor were alleged to have not been contemplated or covered by the City’s ordinances.

Appellee alleged that he had rendered services to appellant City, for which he had not been paid, for 104 days between the 8th day of…