HARRIS v. CITY OF PORT ARTHUR

No. 9993.

244 S.W.2d 716 (1951)

HARRIS v. CITY OF PORT ARTHUR.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Austin.

December 19, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carruth & Gray by William T. Gray, Port Arthur, for appellant.

A. A. DeLee, Port Arthur, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

J. Wylie Harris, appellant, sued appellee, City of Port Arthur, for $4000 alleged to be due him as a commission of 1% on the sale of $400,000 of bonds of the City of Port Arthur. The suit was based upon a written agreement between appellant and the city.

The city, on June 22, 1950, filed a motion to strike appellant's petition on the ground that the alleged contract was against public policy and void and because the petition did not allege compliance...

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