Fowler Commission Co. v. E. J. Deas & Co.

E. J. Deas & Co., Inc., paving contractor, secured from the city of Shreveport seven contracts to pave certain streets in said city. Seven different streets were to be paved, and seven different contracts were entered into. All the contracts were signed at the same time, and the same insurance company was bondsman under all contracts.

In performance of said contracts, it was necessary to use a number of mules for grading, etc. The mules were all kept at the same barn and fed at the same time, and all mules were used on the different jobs.

E. J. Deas & Co., Inc., purchased from the plaintiff…