Heldenfels Bros. v. City of Corpus Christi

832 S.W.2d 39 (1992)

HELDENFELS BROTHERS, INC., Petitioners,

v.

CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, Respondent.

No. D-0816.

Supreme Court of Texas.

June 3, 1992.

Rehearing Overruled June 24, 1992.

Andrew J. Lehrman, Corpus Christi, for Heldenfels Bros., Inc.

Carol Estes Bray, Corpus Christi, for City of Corpus Christi.

OPINION

GONZALEZ, Justice.

This case involves the issue of whether a municipality owed a duty to a subcontractor of requiring the general contractor to provide a "proper" bond on work performed for the municipality. The trial court rendered judgment for the subcontractor, but the court of appeals…