Sens v. Trentune
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Harris. Tried below before the Hon. James Masterson. William House brought suit March 19, 1818, against Andrew Sens, and by amendment made Ernest Hernze, William Hernze and John W. Trentune parties defendant.
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Appeal from Harris. Tried below before the Hon. James Masterson. William House brought suit March 19, 1818, against Andrew Sens, and by amendment made Ernest Hernze, William Hernze and John W. Trentune parties defendant. He alleged that in November and December, 1879, under a verbal contract with Trentune, a sub-contractor under Ern,est Hernze and William Hernze, the original contractors for building a house, he furnished work and labor in its erection by hauling brick, and filed his bill of particulars with his petition; that §27.75 is still due thereon; that a payment being refused by…
1Opinion of the Court
Moore, Chief Justice.
The appellant, Sens, employed Ernest and William Hernze to construct for him a building on a lot in the city of Houston. These latter parties engaged John W. Trentune to furnish material and do the masonry work. And he employed appellee, House, to haul twenty-seven loads of brick to the building; which appellee alleges were used in its construction. For the work and labor of appellee, in and about this employment, which was of the value of §27.75, he brought suit in the district court of Harris county against all of said parties, claiming a personal judgment for his debt…
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