Clark v. W. L. Pearson & Co.

Mr. Judge SHARP

of the Commission of Appeals delivered the opinion for the court.

For a partial statement of the nature and result of this suit we adopt the following statement made by the Honorable Court of Civil Appeals in its opinion:

“During the period in which the transactions involved in this litigation occurred, the city of Robstown, in Nueces county, embraced a population of more than 1,000 and less than 5,000 inhabitants. By vote of its inhabitants, said city accepted the benefits and adopted the provisions of chapter 9, tit. 28 of the present Revised Statutes (article 1086 et seq.), as…