H. B. Zachry Co. v. Ceco Steel Products Corp.

GRISSOM, Chief Justice.

This suit arose out of the construction in 1960 and 1961 of twelve Atlas missile launching sites for the United States in a six county area surrounding Abilene. H. B. Zachry Company and Brown & Root, Inc., as joint venturers, hereinafter called Zachry-Brown, were the prime contractors under a written contract with the United States acting through its Corps of Engineers. Ceco Steel Products Corporation and G & N Corporation were subcontractors with agreements to furnish and place reinforcing steel under written contracts with Zachry-Brown, approved by the government.…