Matagorda County Drainage Dist. No. 1 v. Gaines
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Matagorda County; Wells Thompson, Judge. Action by Gaines & Corbett against Mata-gorda County Drainage District No. 1 and others. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtFly, J.
This is a suit for $1,507.60, instituted by appellees against Matagorda County Drainage District No. 1, W. S. Holman, county judge, and A. S. Collins, county treasurer of Matagorda county; $1,500 of the sum sued for being alleged to be due for legal services performed by appellees under a contract therefor, and $7.60 for a certified copy of the ‘drainage law furnished by ap-pellees. The treasurer answered that he owned no interest in the suit, and was ready to obey the judgment of the court as to the payment of the claim, and the other parties answered by plea to the jurisdiction as to the…
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