CITY OF HOUSTON v. HOWE & WISE

No. 13360.

323 S.W.2d 134 (1959)

CITY OF HOUSTON, Appellant, v. HOWE & WISE, Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston.

Rehearings Denied April 16, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. H. Burks, City Atty., Houston, Edgar Pfeil and Homer T. Bouldin, Senior Asst. Attys., Houston, for appellant.

Fred Parks and Fred A. Collins, Houston, for appellee.


WERLEIN, Justice.

Appellees, W. F. Smith and Jason Umber, partners under the firm name of Howe & Wise, brought this suit against appellant, City of Houston, to recover compensation or fees for supervisory engineering services in connection with the San Jacinto River Water Supply Project, known as Lake Houston, alleging that they were entitled to be paid for their engineering services 5% of what it cost appellant to do the work, as provided in a written contract...

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