Legal Opinion
Trinity Universal Insurance Co. v. Ponsford Bros.
Texas Supreme Court
Decided January 17, 1968No. B-297PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POPE, Justice.
Ponsford Brothers, a partnership, sued Trinity Universal Insurance Company to recover the funds Ponsford advanced to a subcontractor to enable the subcontractor to complete its contract for the excavation and dirt moving work' incident to the construction of the Sun Bowl Stadium. Pons-ford sued upon a contract it had with Trinity. The trial court, upon the basis of jury findings, rendered judgment for Pons-ford in the sum of $111,792.93 and $7,500.-00 attorney fees, and the court of civil appeals affirmed the judgment. 414 S.W.2d 16. Trinity urges a number of points, but most of…
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