Magnolia Warehouse & Storage Co. v. Davis & Blackwell
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Harris County ; Wm. Masterson, Judge. Action by Davis & Blackwell against the Magnolia Warehouse & Storage. Company. From a judgment for plaintiffs, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
HARPER, O. J.
This suit was instituted by the appellees J. H. Davis and R. C. Blackwell, as partners, against the Magnolia-Warehouse & Storage Company, a corporation, for damages for breach of contract. The facts thereof which are material to this opinion are detailed below:
Plaintiffs alleged that the defendant company being desirous of building a warehouse,, advertised for bidders for the excavation work for the foundations, and asked that bids be made with reference to the site of the lot, the distance and place to which dirt should be hauled, and at the same time designating a gully which…
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