Parks v. Benson Co., Builders

MASSEY, Chief Justice.

In this case the material defendant was a cross-plaintiff. Neither he nor the plaintiff was satisfied. All parties appealed.

Jim Parks, plaintiff below, was a paint sub-contractor. The defendant Benson Company, Builders, was a general contractor; Student Housing, Inc., also a defendant, was the owner for whom Benson Company erected a building. The Benson Company, hereinafter termed as defendant, had a contract to erect a dormitory in Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas. This defendant entered into a contract with plaintiff to do the painting necessary on the dormitory. The…