Crosby County Cattle Co. v. McDermett

This suit was instituted in the county court of Crosby county, Tex., by plaintiff, John D. McDermett, against Crosby County Cattle Company, Inc., defendant.

Plaintiff alleged that he was' employed by the defendant to compile a tax list covering a period of years from 1901 to 1917, inclusive, of the Z Bar L lands situated in Crosby county, comprising about 80 tracts; that he performed the service in good faith, securing an expert assistant to do the work, whom he agreed to pay $500, and that such sum is a reasonable sum for the services rendered; that he had received $100 on account for such…