Legal Opinion
Lake LBJ Municipal Utility District v. Coulson
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided April 20, 1988No. Nos. 14130, 14131PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POWERS, Justice.
Bennett Coulson and C.A.E., Inc. recovered judgment, after a jury trial, against Lake LBJ Municipal District in a suit for sums allegedly due under a written contract to furnish the District professional engineering services. The District appeals. We will reverse the judgment and remand the causes for a new trial.
THE CONTROVERSY
In our previous consideration of this appeal, we held the trial court erred in failing to place the burden of proof on the Engineer to show that his plans and specifications met a reasonable standard of skill and diligence, when: (1) the Engineer sued…
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