American Indemnity Co. v. Board of Trustees
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Nueces County; W. B. Hopkins, Judge. Suit by the Board of Trustees of the Robs-town Independent School District against C. D. Patterson and the American Indemnity Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, after dismissal as to Patterson, the indemnity company appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMoursund, J.
The board of trustees of the Robstown independent school district, in its corporate capacity, sued C. D. Patterson, as principal, and American Indemnity Company, as surety, upon a bond for the faithful performance of a contract between Patterson and said board of trustees to ' erect a school building for said school district, which contract was breached by Patterson. Tho pleadings of the parties are lengthy, and their nature will be sufficiently disclosed in discussing the various assignments of error. The case was dismissed as to Patterson, and upon a trial without a jury judgment was…
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