Legal Opinion
Brodhead v. City of Forney
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided July 8, 1976No. 5565PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HALL, Justice.
John R. Brodhead and W. D. Wiser brought this suit to recover damages they allegedly suffered when the City of Forney breached an agreement to install water lines and sanitary sewer lines and do some street work in a subdivision developed by plaintiffs. The City defended on the ground, among others, that the contract is void because the “pay as you go” requirements set forth in the state constitution for payment of debts made by cities were not met when the contract was made. Trial was to a jury which, in answer to the single special issue submitted to it, set the plaintiffs’…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Graves v. HornTexas Supreme Court · 1895
- McNeal v. City of WacoTexas Supreme Court · 1895
- City of Terrell v. DessaintTexas Supreme Court · 1888
- T. & N. O. R. R. Co. v. Galveston CountyTexas Commission of Appeals · 1943
- Colonial Trust Co. v. Hill CountyTexas Commission of Appeals · 1930
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- City of Houston v. WestCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978
- City of Bonham v. Southwest Sanitation, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1994
- Judy Tooke and Everett Tooke D/B/A Tooke and Sons and D/B/A Nature's Way Organic Landscaping v. the City of MexiaTexas Supreme Court · 2006
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