Legal Opinion

Lewis v. Roach Manigan Paving Co.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 4, 1916No. 7814. [fn*]PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Tarrant County ; Marvin H. Brown, Judge. Action by Violet Lewis and another against the Roach Manigan Paving Company. From a judgment for the defendant,- plaintiffs appeal.

1Opinion of the CourtDunklin, J.

Acting under and -by virtue of the special charter granted to the city of Ft. Worth by the Legislature of the state, the mayor and commissioners of said city duly and legally passed an ordinance, whereby it was ordered that Lipscomb street in said city should be paved, and advertisements for bids for such work were duly made. The Metropolitan Construction Company was one of the bidders, and, its bid having been duly accepted, it entered into a contract to do such paving, giving the necessary bond required, and the street was paved in compliance with said contract. At that time Hugh H. Lewis,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Mitchell v. BassTexas Supreme Court · 1862
  2. Bond v. Texas & Pacific Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1897
  3. Emerson v. BedfordCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1899
  4. Stanley v. BarringerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1888
  5. Coenen & Mentzer v. StaubSupreme Court of Iowa · 1888

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Texas Bitulithic Co. v. WarwickTexas Commission of Appeals · 1927
  2. Ladue Contracting Co. v. Land Development Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1960
  3. Schutze v. DabneyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1918
  4. Cannon v. Healy Const. Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1922
  5. City of San Antonio v. SpearsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1918

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