Clopton v. Caldwell County
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Caldwell County; Frank S. Roberts, Judge. Action by A. M. Clopton against Caldwell County. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtFly, C. J.
This suit was instituted by appellant to recover a balance of $1,829.43 alleged to be due appellant by appellee, on a contract between the parties whereby appel-lee bound itself to pay appellant for his services “in the supervision and construction of roads, bridges, and culverts in the different precincts of Caldwell county,” 10 per cent, of the actual cost of the construction of said roads, bridges, and culverts. The cause was tried without a jury, and judgment rendered that appellant take nothing by his suit.
The court found, in substance, and this court approves his findings, that precinct…
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