Legal Opinion

Gateley v. Humphrey

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 21, 1952No. 14464Published

1Opinion of the Court

247 S.W.2d 919 (1952)

GATELEY

v.

HUMPHREY et ux.

No. 14464.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

March 21, 1952.

Rehearing Denied April 11, 1952.

O'Connor & Douglass, Dallas, for appellant.

Larry DeBogory, Dallas, for appellees.

YOUNG, Justice.

It becomes necessary to dispose of appellant's motion for rehearing in writing; with especial reference to a proper construction of Art. 2226, Vernon's Ann.Civ. St., authorizing attorney's fees in certain cases.

His suit in trial court was for a balance due of $550 for service rendered and material furnished in an interior decorating job on defendants' home;…

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2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. CadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
  2. Washington Fidelity Nat. Ins. Co. v. WilliamsTexas Commission of Appeals · 1932
  3. Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. MahaffeyTexas Supreme Court · 1912
  4. U. S. Life Ins. Co. v. HamiltonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1951
  5. Bellinger v. SchutteCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1951

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