HUTSON v. CHAMBLESS

No. A-6155.

300 S.W.2d 943 (1957)

W. M. HUTSON, Petitioner, v. Skeet CHAMBLESS, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied May 8, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. C. Renfro, Dallas, for petitioner.

Harold McCracken, Dallas, for respondent.


HICKMAN, Chief Justice.

Our study of the involved record in this case has convinced us that one question of law is decisive of the character of judgment which should be rendered here, and our statement will be limited to the essential facts relevant to that question. That decisive question is the proper rule for measuring the damages for the breach of a contract to construct a house.

Hutson, a building contractor, entered into a contract with Chambless for...

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