HARRIS COUNTY v. HOWARD

No. 16060.

494 S.W.2d 250 (1973)

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas, Appellant, v. Matt E. HOWARD, Jr., Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Rehearing Denied May 17, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe Resweber, County Atty., Billy E. Lee, Asst. County Atty. Houston, for appellant.

John W. Mitchell, Baer, Cryan, Keen & Kelly, Mike M. Hale, Houston, for appellee.


PEDEN, Justice.

Harris County appeals from a judgment in favor of Mr. Matt Howard in a suit he brought for payment for architectural services he had rendered. On March 19, 1964 Howard and the County had entered into a written contract covering services he was to render in connection with the design and construction of a detention facility, and he brought this suit on the contract and, alternatively, on quantum meruit.

After a non-jury trial, the trial judge...

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