Teague v. Edwards

M. D. Edwards and Haskell Edwards (plaintiffs-respondents) brought this action against Joe Teague and C. H. (Charley) Walton to recover the sum of $2872.47 upon an alleged oral agreement to pay the “customary expenses for labor and materials used in rebuilding and repairing a building owned by Teague and Walton.” Recovery was denied by the trial court but this judgment was reversed by the Court of Civil Appeals. M. D. Edwards and Haskell Edwards v. C. H. Walton et al., 308 S.W. 2d 587. We reverse the judgment of the Court of Civil Appeals and affirm the judgment of the district court.

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