RIGGS v. BARTLETT

No. 15328.

310 S.W.2d 690 (1957)

Robert Joe RIGGS, Appellant, v. F. E. BARTLETT et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Rehearing Denied January 17, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Walvoord, Jr., and E. A. Code, Dallas, for appellant.

Eades & Eades, Dallas, for appellees.


DIXON, Chief Justice.

Appellant Robert Joe Riggs filed suit on May 11, 1954 against F. E. Bartlett, a general contractor, and Dallas Brick & Lumber Company, a copartnership composed of A. Ross Frank and John R. Noble.

The cause of action against Bartlett was for damages for breach of an oral contract, entered into March 1, 1952, whereby Bartlett allegedly agreed to build a house at cost not to exceed $9,590 on a lot owned by appellant Riggs.

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