Legal Opinion
Strang v. Pray
Texas Supreme Court
Decided May 18, 1896No. 421PublishedCited by 94 opinions
Error to Court of Civil Appeals for Second District in an appeal from Tarrant County. Suit by Pray against Strang on contract for building a house and to foreclose a mechanic’s lien. Plaintiff had judgment for his claim but the trial court refused foreclosure of his lien. On his appeal the Court of Civil Appeals reversed and rendered judgment foreclosing his lien on the house and lot. Appellee obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Associate Justice.
J. A. Pray and A. H. Strang entered into the following contract:
“January 9th, 1894.
“This is to certify that I, J. A. Pray have agreed to build for Mr. Strang one cottage, four rooms, exactly a duplicate of the one he lives in, except the kitchen; it is to be 14x14 size, and have a shingle roof like balance of house, and not to have any bath room. It to be built according to plan drawn by J. A. Pray. I do agree to build front fence with square pickets with three gates. Fence to have side post. Cost of house and fence to be $645. Payments to be as agreed on, each…
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