City of Bryan v. Page & Sims
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Brazos. Tried below before the Hon. Spencer Ford. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
Gould, Associate Justice.
This suit was instituted to recover of the city of Bryan the reasonable value of professional services rendered by the law firm of Page & Sims, in preparing a legal opinion as to the validity of a certain election for municipal officers in said city.
The charter of the city (section 4) provides that “ the common council, by ordinances, shall have power as follows ”: * * * “Thirty-fifth. In relation to the employment of legal counsel for the assistance of the common council, and to prosecute in behalf of the corporation in criminal cases, and to institute and defend…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Zottman v. City & County of San FranciscoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1862
- City of Leavenworth v. RankinSupreme Court of Kansas · 1864
- Brady v. Mayor, Aldermen & CommonaltyThe Superior Court of New York City · 1857
3Cited by43 opinions
- Brazos River Authority v. City of GrahamTexas Supreme Court · 1961
- Sluder v. City of San AntonioTexas Commission of Appeals · 1928
- German-American Savings Bank v. City of SpokaneWashington Supreme Court · 1897
- City of Bonham v. Southwest Sanitation, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1994
- Phillips v. City of AbileneCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1946
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