City of Houston v. Glover

PLEASANTS, Associate Justice.

This is a suit by appellee to recover against the appellant the sum of $7,400, alleged to be due him as compensation for plans and specifications for a city hall and market house, prepared and furnished by him under a contract with appellant. The following concise statement of the allegations of plaintiff’s petition is copied from appellee’s brief:

“That the city of Houston had, prior to July, 1901, owned a building used as a city hall and market house, situated on the market house block, in said city, and that this building was destroyed by fire. That in July,…