H. L. McRae Co. v. Hooker Construction Co.

O’QUINN, Justice.

H. L. McRae Company is petitioner on appeal upon application for writ of error from a default judgment of the county court at law of Bell County.

As the principal contractor on construction of the Killeen Junior High School, Hooker Construction Company sued McRae Company, a subcontractor, for breach of contract to furnish and install resilient floor covering with base and carpeting for the project.

Hooker Construction sought to obtain service on McRae by serving the company’s attorney. McRae Company undertook to answer and file a counterclaim, but on the same day the pleadings…