Seagler v. Adams
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Anderson County; W. R. Bishop, Judge. Action by Peter G. Adams and others against R. E. Seagler and others. Prom judgment enjoining defendants from proceeding further with certain contracts and dissolving a temporary injunction as to other contracts, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtGraves, J.
The commissioners’ court of Anderson county, under six separate written contracts for that purpose, engaged the legal services of the law firm of Seagler & Pickett to file and prosecute, or to assist the county or district attorney in filing and prosecuting, certain suits against various officials and ex-officials of the county, along with a number of other persons, upon debts alleged to be severally due the county from them, the aggregate amount of which slightly exceeded $23,000. In each of the contracts the court agreed to pay the firm of attorneys named $500 for their services therein…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Terrell v. GreeneTexas Supreme Court · 1895
- Bland v. OrrTexas Supreme Court · 1897
- Looscan v. County of HarrisTexas Supreme Court · 1883
- Colorado County v. BeetheTexas Supreme Court · 1876
3Cited by15 opinions
- Guynes v. Galveston CountyTexas Supreme Court · 1993
- Travis County v. MatthewsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1950
- Adams v. SeaglerTexas Supreme Court · 1923
- Cascos v. Cameron County Attorney, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2010
- Holbrook v. Guynes, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1992
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