Legal Opinion
Watson v. De Witt County
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided June 2, 1898PublishedCited by 6 opinions
. Appeal from De Witt. Tried below before Hon. James C. Wilson.
1Opinion of the Court
GARRETT, Chief Justice.
De Witt County brought this suit in the District Court of that county against A. 0. Watson as principal, and D. M. O’Connor and J. P. Schneider as sureties, upon the bond of Watson given to secure the performance by Watson of a contract entered into between him and the county of De Witt for the erection of a courthouse for said county. The plaintiff alleged that Watson breached the contract by the abandonment thereof, leaving the building unfinished, so that the county was obliged to take possession and" complete the same. The damages were laid at the reasonable cost of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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