COUNTY OF TARRANT v. BUTCHER & SWEENEY CONST. CO.

No. 4293.

443 S.W.2d 302 (1969)

COUNTY OF TARRANT, Appellant, v. BUTCHER & SWEENEY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Eastland.

Rehearing Denied July 18, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank D. Coffey, Criminal Dist. Atty., Nelson Scurlock, Rawlings, Sayers & Scurlock, Ft. Worth, for appellant.

Warren W. Shipman III, John W. McMackin, McGown, Godfrey, Decker, McMackin, Shipman & McClane, Donald C. Bubar, Ft. Worth, for appellees.


GRISSOM, Chief Justice.

In 1959, the Commissioners' Court of Tarrant County decided to erect a building for a courthouse and jail. It employed Birch D. Easterwood and partners as architects. They agreed to do the architectural work for less than the usual fee in consideration of being relieved of the obligation to regularly inspect the construction. They prepared the plans and specifications. Butcher & Sweeney Construction

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