Lone Star Salt Co. v. Texas Short Line Railway Co.
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Fourth District, in an appeal from Dallas County. The railway company sued the salt company and had judgment for the specific performance of the contract sued on, which was affirmed on appeal by defendant. Appellant thereupon procured writ of error.
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Associate Justice.
The defendant in error brought this action to compel specific performance by the plaintiff in error of a contract, between the latter and Henry M. Strong, of date February 15, 1901, which is as follows—numbering of paragraphs being done by the writer for sake of convenience:
“ Whereas, on January 18, 1901, the board of directors of this company adopted a resolution authorizing the president and secretary to enter into a contract with Henry M. Strong, of Battle Creek, Mich., in" form and substance as set forth in said resolution, which appears in full in the minutes…
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