Legal Opinion
Bellinger v. Schutte
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 17, 1951No. 12308PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. O. MURRAY, Chief Justice.
This is an appeal by Ruth Ann Bellinger from a judgment awarding to William F. Schutte the sum of $1242.73, being the balance due for material furnished and labor performed under the terms of a written contract, together with the sum of $250 as attorney’s fees.
Appellant makes only one point reading as follows: “The trial court erred in granting attorney’s fees to appellee.”
This point is based upon the contention that the provisions of Art. 2226, Vernon’s Ann.Civ.Stats., do not apply to claims for more than $200. It was under the provisions of this article that…
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3Cited by14 opinions
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