American Const. Co. v. Lassig

* Writ of error granted. Appellant, American Construction Company, brought this suit against appellees, Oswald J. Lassig and Southern Surety Company, to recover on debt and for damages for breach of a building contract. Appellant was contractor for the construction of a hospital building in the city of Houston. It sublet the stonework, estimated at 9,600 cubic feet, to appellee Lassig for $48,000. Lassig was to deliver 2,000 cubic feet of stone per month, beginning with August 1, 1923, and to continue his deliveries at that rate until the work was finished. He was given, however, 160 days in…